Adam Silver, in a studio interview with ESPN's The Jump, said Lakers president Magic Johnson had breached a simple rule about publicly discussing other teams' players.
Former Kentucky star Rex Chapman was sentenced to probation and agreed to pay more than $15,000 to an Apple Store and complete community service after pleading guilty in his shoplifting case.
The NBA has fined Suns forward Markieff Morris a sum of $10,000 for publicly demanding a trade, with sources saying the tipping point for the league being a tweet Morris sent last week.
The NCAA was given a respite Friday when the 9th U.S. Circuit Court delayed the implementation of possible payments to athletes for the use of their names, images and likenesses.
The NBA has fined Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban $25,000 for publicly confirming the team's upcoming free-agent deals with DeAndre Jordan and Wesley Matthews, league spokesman Tim Frank said.
It took two weeks, rounds of negotiations and a directive from the Yankees' owner's box, but Alex Rodriguez has possession of the ball from his 3,000th hit.
