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

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Podcast: [Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hardwood-knocks-an-nba-podcast-47033)
Published: 2026-03-04T10:00:21+00:00
Episode link: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/has-the-nba-s-focus-on-tanking-gone-too-far--70433919
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## Resource

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⬇️ hardwoodknocks@gmail.com

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