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The Portland Trail Blazers have been hit with a $100,000 fine, with the NBA taking action over a situation involving Yang Hansen. The league’s decision has also resulted in internal consequences for the franchise, adding further weight to the ruling.

The NBA hit the Portland Trailblazers with a hefty punishment for "violating league rules governing contact with draft-ineligible players" by scouting Chinese center Yang Hansen in December 2023.

In the ultra-competitive world of NBA scouting, the line between doing your homework and breaking the rules is thin, and the Portland Trail Blazers just learned how costly it can be to cross it. That reality hit Portland after the team violated league rules tied to its pursuit of 2025 draft pick Yang Hansen, whom they selected with the 16th pick in the first round.

Portland caught the NBA off guard by drafting Hansen No. 16 last June. They said they had followed him closely. Apparently so.

The Trail Blazers have been fined $100,000 by the NBA for violating rules governing contact with Yang Hansen in December 2023.

NBA fines Blazers, suspends two assistant GMs for illegal contact with Yang Hansen two years ago

NBA announced today that the Portland Trail Blazers …

The Blazers said in a statement they self-reported the violation to the league.