Ok, yeah, if it was Gar it was colossally stupid.
I can 100% the Reinsdorfs whipping up a storm the next CBA about how players (i.e. LeBron) are allowed to tamper, the Clippers were allowed to do whatever the hell they were doing with both Kawhi and George, and the Nets have been allowed to do so many off the books perks for players (buying houses for girlfriends, for examples) it'd make the Knicks offer to Jordan blush.