NBA fines Nets $100K after blatantly punting Bucks game
NY Post
The Nets’ decision to value rest over a game hurt them in the standings and now in the wallet.
On Thursday, the NBA announced it has fined the Nets $100,000 for “violating the league’s Player Participation Policy” with a case of extreme load-management in a loss to the Bucks on Dec. 27.
The NBA says its investigation, which was reviewed by an independent physician, found that “four Nets rotation players, who did not participate in the game, could have played under the medical standard in the Player Participation Policy.”
The Nets opted to sit Nic Claxton (citing injury maintenance to a left ankle sprain), Spencer Dinwiddie (rest), Dorian Finney-Smith (left knee soreness) and Cam Johnson (injury maintenance to a right knee sprain).
The load management extended into the game itself. Mikal Bridges, Cam Thomas and Royce O’Neale did not play after the first quarter.
The Nets relied upon bench pieces and G League callups such as Noah Clowney and Dariq Whitehead and actually were in the game after three quarters.
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