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NBA board passes stricter tampering measures

The NBA Board of Governors on Friday passed a stricter package of measures aimed to enforce compliance with tampering and salary cap circumvention.

Speaking in New York, commissioner Adam Silver said the provisions passed unanimously.

"Suspending executives ... taking away draft picks ... voiding contracts ... all those provisions are on the table," Silver said a news conference. "The ultimate goal is compliance."

The commissioner added that fining teams often can be the least effective avenue to rules compliance.

The measures were part of several changes approved by the board.

Among them was new language in the NBA rule book that governs traveling violations.