The question about possible tampering by the 76ers from Marc Stein, veteran NBA writer, to Adam Silver, the NBA commissioner, at his annual All-Star Weekend press conference, was direct.
“There’s been a lot of noise over these past few weeks about teams being upset — or would be upset — if James Harden wound up with the Sixers. Obviously, he did, earlier than many people thought, What is the feedback you’ve received from teams in the wake of the trade and what would have happen in terms of a formal complaint from the Nets or another team would lead the league to open an investigation of the Sixers?