Warriors Owner Joe Lacob Sends Strong Message on Tanking

Warriors Owner Joe Lacob Sends Strong Message on Tanking

Tanking is at the forefront of the NBA conversation as we come out of the All-Star break. With such a loaded class of draft prospects — where landing just one could change the fortunes of an entire franchise — the impetus to tank is clearly there. It doesn’t help that the association is full of bad teams this year already out of playoff contention. Multiple teams have been fined for tanking already and that number is sure to grow as injury repor…

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Warriors' Joe Lacob: Tanking not in our DNA

File photo The Warriors are still swinging, even if the record says otherwise. At 29-27 in late February, this hasn’t been the season anyone in the Bay envisioned. Injuries have piled up, consistency has been elusive, and the margin for error is thin. That’s led to the familiar outside noise — the idea that maybe it’s time to pull the plug, slide down the standings and hope the lottery gods are kind. Joe Lacob isn’t interested. “I think you know…