Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the NBA opened up a tampering investigation into the Miami Heat’s sign-and-trade deal for Kyle Lowry on Aug. 7. Today, the NBA finally handed down the punishment — a lost second-round pick.
ESPN Sources: The NBA will make Chicago and Miami forfeit their next available second-round draft pick over findings in probe into early contact in summer free agency. Probe was centered on Lonzo Ball and Kyle Lowry sign and trades.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 1, 2021
The league concluded that Miami had “impermissible discussions” with representatives of Lowry before the Aug.