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Lakers officially announce they’re ‘cooperating’ with NBA tampering investigation regarding Paul George

A report surfaced Saturday night that the NBA was investigating whether or not the Los Angeles Lakers tampered with 2018 free agent Paul George at the Indiana Pacers’ behest, allegations Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reported the Lakers “adamantly deny.”

The team didn’t officially come out that strongly against the allegations, but did issue a statement on the reports.

"As the NBA's statement made clear, we cannot comment about the specifics of any ongoing investigation. We can confirm, however, that we are cooperating fully with the NBA in the hope of clearing our name as soon as possible.