The NBA Players Association is investigating the 76ers for possible violations of the "spirit" of the collective bargaining agreement between the players and the NBA, according to a Tuesday report from the website RealGM.com.
Various league sources confirmed the report Wednesday but indicated that the Sixers are unlikely to face any punishment as a result. While the Sixers have approached their salary-cap requirements from a unique perspective in the last two seasons, they stayed within the technical framework of the agreement that was approved in 2011.
The Sixers did not respond to a request for comment.
"They did not violate any rules, just the spirit of the rule," one league source said.