A two-word tweet ended up costing the Sixers' Daryl Morey $75K for tampering
That's all it took.
It must be a wild feeling to know that a single tweet can cost you $75,000, but that’s the kind of responsibility that comes with being an NBA front office executive.
Unfortunately for Sixers president Daryl Morey, he experienced that hit to his wallet this week thanks to a tweet that included just a couple of words.
The NBA announced $75,000 fines on Monday for both Morey and the Sixers in response to Morey’s tweet about Steph Curry’s reaction to brother, Seth, scoring 30 points in the Sixers’ Game 5 win over the Wizards in the first round.
Morey tweeted a screenshot of Steph’s Instagram post that celebrated his brother’s game, adding the caption of “join ’em.”
Here’s the post that cost $75K pic.twitter.com/89cu5cNSkc
— Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42) June 7, 2021
That’s one expensive tweet.
Morey would claim that he wasn’t necessarily trying to tamper with Steph — just saying that he was glad to have Seth on the Sixers. But it sure did seem awfully tamper-y, and the NBA clearly agreed.
Sixers president Daryl Morey has been fined $75,000 and the Sixers have also been fined $75,000 for this tweet from Daryl
Daryl says he was just saying he was glad that Seth Curry had joined the Sixers pic.twitter.com/5bnQnr11TE
— John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) June 7, 2021
Steph is set to be an unrestricted free agent after the 2021-22 season, for what it’s worth.