The NBA apparently has some questions about a Philadelphia 76ers offseason that let the team land P.J. Tucker and Danuel House while re-signing James Harden at a reduced salary.
A league tampering investigation has been opened into the Sixers over the curious sequence of events, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. The team is reportedly cooperating.
Why would the NBA think the Sixers played the tampering game? Well, here is Shams Charania of The Athletic breaking the news that Tucker was joining the Sixers at 6:01 p.m. ET on June 30.