That isn't tampering or every time a coach answers a question about the tough matchup in the game he is about to play, it is tampering. I mean imagine a reporter asking Stevens about Lebron before the ECF last year, and Stevens says something fairly similar to what Magic said. Are the Celtics going to get fined for tampering? I mean that is just nonsense.
Pretty sure the rule is in place for executives and not for coaches talking about their opposition