Report: Warriors owner Lacob fined $500K for comments on league's luxury tax

Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob has been fined $500K by the National Basketball Association for his comments on the Point Forward Podcast, according to ESPN NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski.  

ESPN Sources: The NBA has fined Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob $500,000 for his recent comments on the Point Forward Podcast discussing the league’s collective bargaining talks, which included Lacob describing the league’s luxury tax system as “very unfair.”

The fine comes after Lacob discussed the league’s collective bargaining talks, which included Lacob describing the league’s luxury tax system as “very unfair,” Wojnarowski reports. 

The NBA forbids owners and team officials from "unauthorized communications regarding collective bargaining."

Wojnarowski added that the league forbids owners and team officials from "unauthorized communications regarding collective bargaining."