Knowing the Los Angeles Lakers and their recent history of circumventing the NBA's rules against tampering in the affairs of other franchises, the league has announced it will launch a full-scale investigation into the Ben Simmons-Magic Johnson situation to ensure that all communication between the parties was copacetic.
If you haven't been following along, the Sixers' All-Star point guard reportedly asked permission from GM Elton Brand to seek out the professional advice of Johnson, the Lakers legend and current team president, which obviously caused a bit of a stir when this news was revealed to the media prior to Philadelphia's 143-120 win over L.