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NBA sends memo to teams addressing Damian Lilard's trade request

In the wake of public and private posturing about Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard's desire to play only for the Miami Heat by his agent, Aaron Goodwin, the NBA sent a memo to all 30 of its teams Friday stating any player, or his agent, who makes public or private comments indicating he won't "fully perform the services called for under his player contract in the event of a trade" will be subject to discipline moving forward.

The memo, which was obtained by ESPN, said the league had interviewed Lillard and Goodwin in the wake of ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reporting earlier this month that Goodwin called other teams privately and warned them against trading for Lillard because he would be unhappy anywhere but Miami.