Denver Post · Mar 22, 2018
March Badness: NBA finding it’s not so easy to stop tanking
Andres Kudacki, The Associated Press Dallas Mavericks’ Dirk Nowitzki (41) looks to pass the ball next to Brooklyn Nets’ Jarrett Allen, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, March 17, 2018, in New York. NEW YORK — After 20 years in the NBA, Dirk Nowitzki can’t be fooled.
He knows when teams aren’t giving an honest effort, when they are out there playing but not playing to win.
“It’s pretty obvious,” Nowitzki said.
While easy to spot, tanking is not so easy to stop, the NBA is finding.