The NBA has opened an investigation into Dallas’ decision to rest several players while the team still had a mathematical chance of making the play-in tournament. The league made the announcement a day after the Mavericks held out Kyrie Irving for the full game, Luka Doncic for most of the game and many other rotation players in what became a loss to the Chicago Bulls. The loss knocked Dallas out of postseason consideration. That outcome could help ensure Dallas has a top-10 draft pick this summer and potentially a chance of winning the draft lottery and selecting French phenom Victor Wembanyama.
