David Sampson

Go ahead.

I'm happy to get into the conversation, but why would we?

Because we're going to find out.

Like, there's no reason to speculate.

What we can talk about is what will happen once Patel is done with this, and that is what the NBA has to do by this afternoon, no later than the end of the day today, because the Trailblazers need a coach for tomorrow against the Warriors, and it's not going to be Billups.

Today, it is absolutely done.

He will never coach another game in the NBA.

The answer is that this has happened before.

When you have a player who is gonna be suspended, they're not gonna get that relief right now because they're gonna keep paying Rozier, but they're gonna appeal for it.

And if you're the NBA, I would not grant the relief to the Miami Heat.

There is no reason to grant it.

And it is something that in a collective bargain agreement needs to be dealt with.

Baseball, it's happening right now in the new CBA negotiations.

What do you do with players who are on administrative leave

They're not helping your team.

You're still paying them.

Investigations can take a year, and it counts towards your luxury tax, and they're not even helping your team.

So that has to be dealt with, and it's an issue that should be.

Listen, these arrests keep happening.

These suspensions keep happening.