The NBA completed its investigation into a bizarre foul the Kings committed late in Tuesday’s loss to the Warriors.League officials determined that Kings coach Doug Christie mistakenly believed the Warriors weren’t in the penalty and therefore instructed his team to foul in an attempt to stop the clock and use one of his remaining timeouts, ESPN’s Shams Charania shared in an update Thursday.Ultimately, Charania added, the investigation found that Christie made no intentional effort to give Golden State a shooting foul or to cause Sacramento to lose the game.The incident sparked a league-wide uproar across social media and talking shows the following morning, with several believing the foul was the Kings’ attempt to tank and lose the game. NBA statement: "The NBA has completed an investigation of the Sacramento Kings and Head Coach Doug Christie's decision to foul intentionally late in the team's game against the Golden State Warriors on April 7. The league's investigation determined that Christie mistakenly… https://t.co/QqaNVayuul — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) April 9, 2026 Even Warriors forward Draymond Green,...