Report: NBA investigating tampering in Lonzo Ball trade

The NBA has opened up investigations into possible tampering violations involving two sign-and-trade deals completed in free agency, Chicago’s acquisition of New Orleans’s Lonzo Ball and Miami’s acquisition of Toronto’s Kyle Lowry, sources told ESPN on Saturday.

The NBA’s probe will examine illegal contact among teams and players ahead of the opening of free agency on Monday at 5 p.m.

The Pelicans have yet to announce the completed trade.