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76ers' Daryl Morey fined $50K by NBA for 'on this day' tweet celebrating James Harden

It seems like an innocent use of social media, but Daryl Morey drew a fine for it anyway.

The NBA fined the Philadelphia 76ers president $50,000 for violating the league’s anti-tampering rule, the league announced Monday. The violation is for a tweet Morey shared on Dec. 20 that he quickly deleted.

Former #Rockets GM Daryl Morey was fined $50,000 for violating the NBA's anti-tampering rule. This was because of a "social media post Morey made on December 20 regarding the Houston Rockets' James Harden.