Lakers fined $50k after Johnson praises Antetokounmpo
Johnson was quoted as saying.
“In his understanding of the game, his basketball IQ, his creativity of shots for his teammates. That’s where we [have the] same thing,”
“He’s special. A man that can handle the basketball like he can and be a great — he’s probably the greatest athlete we have in the league today. And then his understanding, his basketball IQ is off the chart.”
Why is it prohibited to praise your opponent? I can't find the rules relating to this.