The Hawks May Get in Trouble for Inadvertently Tampering With Chris Paul and
Dwight Howard
Someone who works in the Atlanta Hawks ticket office just made a big mistake—
and it could end up costing the Hawks dearly.
This summer, the Hawks are planning on pursuing both Chris Paul and Dwight
Howard in free agency. So in order to drum up interest in the team, a letter
was sent to prospective Hawks season-ticket buyers recently that mentioned
CP3 and Howard by name. The only problem? That constitutes as "tampering" and
could result in the Hawks being fined heavily by the NBA.
"The buzz around our offseason is more than heating up," the letter said.
"With massive cap space, 4 draft picks, and free agency rapidly approaching,
we sit in the best position in the NBA. Player interest is skyrocketing as
the possibilities of landing Chris Paul & Dwight Howard become more and more
of a reality….This is your opportunity to get on board before its too late.
Once we solidify our signings there will be no seats left."
It was a good approach from a sales perspective. But because it's against
league rules, the Hawks issued an apology tonight. The league was also made
aware of the situation but has refused to comment yet. The Hawks should
probably look out for their fine any day now.
重點:
老鷹因為「誘降」CP3和DH時太過露骨，可能遭到NBA的調查。
CP3和DH在7月1日將成為自由球員，但目前還都有合約在身，根據NBA規定，在這種情況下
，球隊還不能跟他們聯繫，甚至不能公開談論他們。
但老鷹的售票部門在一封給購票者的電子郵件中卻提到了兩人，這封信的開頭說：
「季後賽我們的氣氛將進入白熱化狀態，因為有巨大的薪資空間，有4個選秀權，在自由
市場開啟時，我們處於NBA最為有利的位置。引進Chris Paul和Dwight Howard越來越可能
成真了...」
http://www.complex.com/sports/2013/06/hawks-tampering-chris-paul-dwight-howard