Miami Heat Rumors: Could They Face NBA Tampering Penalty… Lose Kyle Lowry?

The Miami Heat are no strangers to controversy, infamy, and being unpopular. It seems that they may be headed back to exactly that territory.

Well, the last time they were here, it was shortly after the following phrase was uttered. After “not one, not two, not three, not four”, the Miami Heat became the new home of LeBron James, Chris Bosh, the NBA epicenter, and a beacon for hatred from around the league.

Now though, trying to get back to their title-winning ways, they may be about to deal with another hurdle, though of a different nature. Fresh off of getting Kyle Lowry signed up for a deal, they may be facing harsh realities that come with serious consequences surrounding said deal.

Here is a report from NBA scoutmaster, Adrian Wojnarowski. He is reporting it with fellow NBA reporting veteran, Ramona Shelburne.

The Miami Heat may be in some hot water. The NBA might just be investigating them surrounding tampering when it comes to the Kyle Lowry signing.

"The NBA has opened up investigations into possible tampering violations involving two sign-and-trade deals completed in free agency: New Orleans and Chicago centered on Lonzo Ball, and Toronto and Miami centered on Kyle Lowry. Story soon.Two years ago, NBA elevated maximum tampering fine to $10M for teams and opened door for suspension of executives, forfeiture of draft picks and voiding of contracts. Team execs can also have their communications – such as phone records, texts and emails – randomly audited."

The Miami Heat’s deal with Lowry was reported a day or so earlier, in principle, by Wojnarowski too. If you take a look at recent history in these scenarios, the Miami Heat could face harsh penalties, possibly even losing Lowry.

Here is an example of such results. Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reminds us of such events and the results.

This isn’t the first time that the Miami Heat and Pat Riley have been in hot water here. Winderman also reminds of another time that involved eventual Miami Heat champion, Michigan Fab 5 legend, and current Michigan Head Man, Juwan Howard.

Well, hopefully, this doesn’t end up like that one or like the Bucks’ situation did last season. Hopefully, but keep your eyes peeled.

The Miami Heat need to do al they can to avoid major drama here. Losing any of the new guys would be dire… especially Lowry.