In the NBA, the concept of “super teams,” where star players join forces to stack the deck in their favor, is not a new phenomenon. However, the NBA does seem to be increasing its investigations into potential tampering by team officials, including tampering of players under contract.Articles 35 and 35A of the NBA Constitution forbid the inducement by any owner, general manager or other team official of players who are under contract elsewhere to join their team. In addition, these provisions lend the …