“Checkbook Wins” were a hot topic of debate during the Golden State Warriors championship run this past season. Apparently, the saga continues as Warriors’ owner Joe Lacob was fined $500,000 for comments he made regarding the NBA’s luxury tax rules according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
ESPN Sources: The NBA has fined Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob $500,000 for his recent comments on the Point Forward Podcast discussing the league’s collective bargaining talks, which included Lacob describing the league’s luxury tax system as “very unfair.”
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 21, 2022
The comments were made during Lacob’s recent appearance on the Point Forward Podcast hosted by Andre Iguodala and Evan Turner.