Four NBA teams are under investigation for violating tampering rules during the 2021 Free Agency period that opened up last week. The New Orleans Pelicans and Chicago Bulls exchanged guard Lonzo Ball, the Toronto Raptors and Miami Heat Kyle Lowry, both on sign-and-trade deals. Adrian Wojnarowski and Ramona Shelburne of ESPN are reporting that both exchanges are drawing official scrutiny.
The free agent negotiation period opened up at 6:00 PM, Eastern time on Monday, August 2nd. On August 1st, Wojnarowski was already tweeting about Miami targeting the Toronto guard.