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Philadelphia 76ers News: Sixers Ordered to Pay $3 Million to Pelicans for Failure to Disclose Jrue Holiday’s Injury
With their curious rebuilding scheme of perpetual asset collection at the expense of putting a competitive basketball team on the floor, the NBA appears to be zeroing in on the machinations of the Philadelphia 76ers. It was previously reported that the league could look into possible CBA violations of a team that has spent the past few years extremely close to the salary floor, while not signing a notable free agent with a contract longer than a couple of years. And now, reports have come out that the NBA ordered the Sixers to pay $3 million to the New Orleans Pelicans last season for not fully disclosing Jrue Holiday's injury history before being traded two years ago.
According to league sources, Holiday played with stress fracture in his lower right leg during his final season with the Sixers, his best in his six year career, when he averaged 17.7 points, 4.2 rebounds and 7.9 assists.
Holiday was traded the following offseason to the Pelicans for the rights to what would become Nerlens Noel. He has not played in more than 40 games in the two seasons since, playing 34, and 40 games in his first two seasons in New Orleans.
HoopsRumors.com has reported that Pelicans officials have refused to comment on whether they received the $3 million from the Sixers. Philadelphia general manager Sam Hinkie refused to comment on the report, but a team source has said that the allegation is untrue.
Sources say that the Sixers are pushing for a similar complaint against the Los Angeles Lakers regarding Andrew Bynum, accusing Los Angeles of providing misinformation about the center's knees. Bynum was traded in 2012 as part of a four-team deal that landed the Lakers Dwight Howard. Bynum didn't see the floor at all for the Sixers.
"They are saying the Lakers didn't disclose all of the information about Bynum's knees," HoopsRumors.com quotes one of the sources. "They think they should be able to get some type of monetary resolution."