The New Jersey Nets have been fined $50,000 for Nets minority owner Jay-Z's presence in the Kentucky locker room after the Wildcats clinched a Final Four berth.
League spokesman Tim Frank confirmed the fine Friday before the Nets played the New York Knicks at the Prudential Center.
NBA rules prohibit team personnel from having contact with players who are not yet draft eligible.
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因為紐澤西籃網隊股東兼知名Hip-Hop歌手Jay-Z在今年NCAA錦標賽四強時進入Kentucky大學更衣室, 籃網隊被聯盟當局處以5萬美元罰金.
經過聯盟當局調查及CBSSports公司的影片指出, Jay-Z在當晚Kentucky於八強戰勝北卡羅來納大學時現身更衣室, 但根據NBA規定, NBA老闆們在選秀之前與未經選秀洗禮的球員接觸已經違反了選秀的公平性.當然, Kentucky的球員們並沒想這麼多, 他們更大多時間對於見到這位嘻哈界的代表教父感到無比興奮.
聯盟上一次對於類似案例的罰款出現在2007年,當時賽爾提克隊總管 Danny Ainge被目賭與當時的明日之星Kevin Durant坐在一起, 罰款3萬美元.
來源:http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/nba/news/story?id=6309641