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Morey, who was Houston's general manager before
he joined the 76ers in November, fueled speculation about a
trade for Harden when on Dec. 20 he posted a memory of one of
the former league MVP's individual accomplishments from last
year.
The since deleted tweet, which some dismissed as nothing more
than Morey reminiscing about one of his former players, was
posted days before the 2020-21 season tipped off and amid rumors
of trade talks between the two teams.
"The NBA... has fined Daryl Morey, Philadelphia 76ers President
of Basketball Operations, $50,000 for violating the league’s
anti-tampering rule. The fine is in response to a since deleted
social media post Morey made on December 20 regarding the
Houston Rockets’ James Harden," the NBA said in a statement.
It is not the first time a post from Morey stirred the pot as he
tweeted his support for pro-democracy demonstrators in a
since-deleted October 2019 post that included an image
captioned: "Fight For Freedom. Stand With Hong Kong."
In the aftermath of Morey's politically sensitive tweet, China's
state-run television network stopped airing NBA games while
corporate partners in the country scrapped or suspended
relations with the NBA.
(Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto, editing by Pritha Sarkar)
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