Episode

Has The NBA's Focus On Tanking Gone Too Far?

Podcast: Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast
Published: Mar 4, 2026
Duration seconds: 3583
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Dan and Grant talking about the NBA's focus on tanking, its selective enforcement of rules and whether they can actually fix the issue moving forward. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 0:57- Has the NBA gone too far? 18:53 - Reviewing proposed tanking solutions 39:02 - OUR OWN TANKING SOLUTION 49:54 - Is tanking possible to solve? SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH JOIN OUR DISCORD SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TikTok: @hardwoodknocks Twitter @HardwoodKnocks Instagram: @hardwood_knocks Dan's Bluesky: @danfavale Dan's Twitter: @danfavale Dan's IG: @danfavale Grant's Bluesky: @granthughes BUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️ [email protected]