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.
重点:
老鹰因为“诱降”CP3和DH时太过露骨，可能遭到NBA的调查。
CP3和DH在7月1日将成为自由球员，但目前还都有合约在身，根据NBA规定，在这种情况下
，球队还不能跟他们联系，甚至不能公开谈论他们。
但老鹰的售票部门在一封给购票者的电子邮件中却提到了两人，这封信的开头说：
“季后赛我们的气氛将进入白热化状态，因为有巨大的薪资空间，有4个选秀权，在自由
市场开启时，我们处于NBA最为有利的位置。引进Chris Paul和Dwight Howard越来越可能
成真了...”
http://www.complex.com/sports/2013/06/hawks-tampering-chris-paul-dwight-howard