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NBA fines Trail Blazers $100K, suspends executives for breaking rules scouting Chinese center

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The Trail Blazers have been fined for improperly scouting Yang Hansen in 2023. NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has fined the Portland Trail Blazers $100,000 for scouting Chinese center Yang Hansen in 2023, breaking a league rule regarding players ineligible for the draft. The league also announced Wednesday that Trail Blazers assistant general managers Sergi Oliva and Mike Schmitz are … Read more

Australian death: Healer fined $3000, avoids conviction after supplying magic mushrooms to Rachael Dixon

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Prosecutor Senior Constable Kerrie Moroney told the court each participant consumed the mushroom tea consensually and with full knowledge of the effects. Rachael Dixon, 53, died shortly after ingesting a drink at a wellness centre in the town of Clunes, Victoria, Australia. During the ceremony, the court was told, mushrooms were weighed and distributed as … Read more