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Last month, the NBA sent a memo to all its team owners detailing a series of new rules about owning Sports Betting companies and related businesses.
In a nod toward gambling, referee transparency rules have been gradually implemented over the past decade, including announcing officiating crews in advance of games and the publishing of the Last Two Minute Reports.
However, even as the NBA gets deeper into business with Sportsbooks, the league has yet to take meaningful action when it comes to injury reporting.
Find everything you need to know about the playoffs here.
• Schedules, matchups and more
• Peak Steph was unleashed in the West finals
• Five questions that will decide Bucks-Raptors
• The coach who unlocked Steph's greatness
• What's next for eliminated teams?
It became an issue again over the weekend when a rib injury to Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard that was kept secret might have contributed to his 5-of-18 shooting performance in a Game 3 home loss on Saturday in the Western Conference finals.
Lillard suffered a separated rib on his left side after being landed on by Golden State Warriors center Kevon Looney in Game 2 on Thursday.
NBA rules require teams to announce whether a player is probable, questionable, doubtful or out by 5 p.m. the day before a game. Lillard's injury was diagnosed Thursday night in Oakland, sources said, but it was not put on the injury report. It was reported by several media outlets after the game Saturday and confirmed by Lillard on Sunday.
Last month, the NBA sent a memo to all its team owners detailing a series of new rules about owning Sports Betting companies and related businesses.
In a nod toward gambling, referee transparency rules have been gradually implemented over the past decade, including announcing officiating crews in advance of games and the publishing of the Last Two Minute Reports.
However, even as the NBA gets deeper into business with Sportsbooks, the league has yet to take meaningful action when it comes to injury reporting.
Find everything you need to know about the playoffs here.
• Schedules, matchups and more
• Peak Steph was unleashed in the West finals
• Five questions that will decide Bucks-Raptors
• The coach who unlocked Steph's greatness
• What's next for eliminated teams?
It became an issue again over the weekend when a rib injury to Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard that was kept secret might have contributed to his 5-of-18 shooting performance in a Game 3 home loss on Saturday in the Western Conference finals.
Lillard suffered a separated rib on his left side after being landed on by Golden State Warriors center Kevon Looney in Game 2 on Thursday.
NBA rules require teams to announce whether a player is probable, questionable, doubtful or out by 5 p.m. the day before a game. Lillard's injury was diagnosed Thursday night in Oakland, sources said, but it was not put on the injury report. It was reported by several media outlets after the game Saturday and confirmed by Lillard on Sunday.
