NBA on TNT We would like to issue a correction and an apology for something that happened last night on Inside the NBA In the course of our discussion we passed on some bad information that Billy Ray Bates had passed away

PTFO The NBA was looking forward to settling and negotiating down the Clippers' punishment The Clippers fundamentally refused to settle and undercut the investigation at every turn giving the version of their defense to ESPN as the NBA's findings

Pablo Torre says the NBA approached Steve Ballmer told him they found wrongdoing and tried to get him to admit to it and accept the punishment Instead Ballmer chose to fight it so the NBA turned around and found a way to settle the matter with Kawhi and the NBPA

Pablo Torre On Ballmers apology He is not admitting to wrongdoing that has been investigated and proven on our show and by the NBA And that is notable Its because the question of his own admission of guilt is at the heart of what the DOJ is looking into It is key to what the SEC is probing

When Craig Sager broke down Tracy McGrady's lawsuit from his local handyman in the middle of the game broadcast

Dan Patrick Have you received an apology from ESPN Pablo Torre I don't expect an apology I'm a big boy They got fed a story by the people who are lying this whole time and I got implicated as a result of it

Quotes from Brian Windhorst Tim MacMahon Zach Lowe Chris Mannix and Jon Krawczynski describing how Clippers acted and lied personally to the media during the investigation Krawczynski It was a behind the scenes ferocious defense that was accusatory to anyone who dared question them