Well, it was because it was a bad trade for the league trying to sell a franchise. Stern's all about the mighty dollar first and foremost.
Can blame STern, Silver, The Lakers, etc..but if there's a conspiracy it's coming from Vegas bookies. Donaghy was tied to those guys, not Stern....yeah, I watch House of Cards too but if you sell enough product in sports, you get a free pass sometimes. That's not anything new. Refs made sure Shaq rarely fouled out of games but the guy who got more rope than anyone to play the game from refs was Michael Jordan. He'd scream at refs and never get tossed, never get ejected. He also sold more product than any NBA player in history. Jordan traveled, palmed the ball, held guys, got away with all of it. He made the NBA rich.
Ya then CP3 went to the Clippers. Kobe Bryant is NBA's golden boy and the Lakers will always be in the mix. I will bet you that the Lakers will be back on top next season.
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