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EPISODE 408: The NBA's "independent" investigation, as decoded by DeMaurice Smith.
A superstar held up by the salary cap.
A billionaire under the microscope.
A league inquiry hidden from public view.
Returning PTFO guest DeMaurice Smith has seen this playbook for punishment before. The former NFL union boss — and white-shoe law-firm investigator (and federal prosecutor) — returns to answer questions the NBA apparently cannot:
Who is “independent” when the league (and Steve Ballmer, in particular) pays the legal bill?
Why do salary cap rules actually matter?
How do unions play the long game?
And what obligation does a league have to its fans, if cheating can be the baseline?
YOUTUBE SPOILER ALERT:
Groot,
Pablo
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