{"id":547981,"date":"2026-01-20T02:21:41","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T02:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/547981\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T02:21:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T02:21:41","slug":"draymond-green-urges-nba-to-penalize-hornets-over-lamelo-ball-tanking-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/547981\/","title":{"rendered":"Draymond Green urges NBA to penalize Hornets over LaMelo Ball tanking"},"content":{"rendered":"

Draymond Green urges NBA to penalize Hornets over LaMelo Ball tanking<\/a> appeared first on ClutchPoints<\/a>. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Before Christmas, the NBA announced it was instituting rules to crack down on tanking<\/a>. One player in favor of anti-tanking rules<\/a> is Draymond Green<\/a> of the Golden State Warriors<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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On Monday, he specifically called out<\/a> LaMelo Ball<\/a> and the Charlotte Hornets for tanking in front of everyone, per The Draymond Green show.<\/p>\n

\u201cA couple of months ago, or a month ago it came out that the NBA is going to crack down on tanking,\u201d Green said. \u201cAnd I really wonder what that means, like how do you crack down on it. Apparently it will be something they\u2019re altering with the draft position. Not that they\u2019re just altering the draft position, but altering how you reach certain positions. Apparently they\u2019re going to penalize tanking.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would say great. That can\u2019t happen fast enough. Because the Charlotte Hornets is a team that\u2019s tanking right in your face in plain sight. The fact that they have LaMelo Ball coming off the bench I found very interesting. They are a much worse team, and so easy to guard when LaMelo is not on the floor.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have a point guard that\u2019s built to set all of those guys up and hes on the bench on that team. I don\u2019t get it. They are tanking in plain sight and you know they\u2019re not looking to trade LaMelo because you wouldn\u2019t be bringing him off the bench. You\u2019d be playing him so everybody can see him and get excited.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Green is making the case that the way the Hornets use Ball is a clear, obvious sign of tanking by coming off the bench. However, the Hornets have defended not starting Ball by managing his ankle injuries and controlling minutes.<\/p>\n

Related: Warriors\u2019 Draymond Green finds way to disrespect Karl-Anthony Towns respectfully<\/a><\/p>\n

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