Silver: No Evidence Any NBA Team Has Ever Lost Single Game On Purpose

[fishonjazz]

Is the only example anyone can cite for purposive in-game tanking is Golden State a few years back? (San Antonio years ago was not in-game tanking.)

Pretty much

 

[UGLI baby]

Bill Simmons wrote an article about the obvious in game tanking that the Celtics did the year Oden and Durant were coming out. One of the examples was the Celtics benching a healthy Paul Pierce the entire 2nd half to purposely let a double digit lead slip away.

Said that his Dad was way against it, but he supported it.