NBA Levies $100K Fine on Nets for Player Participation Violations
The NBA fined the Brooklyn Nets $100,000 for breaching the league's player participation policy by benching four players—Spencer Dinwiddie, Nic Claxton, Cam Johnson, and Dorian Finney-Smith—during a game against the Milwaukee Bucks on December 27, 2023. An investigation, including an independent physician's review, concluded that the players were medically able to participate, contrary to the team's decision. The policy, which aims to ensure player participation throughout the 82-game season, stipulates that only one player fitting certain criteria may be made unavailable per game. The Nets' violation marks the first such discipline under the new policy, with escalating fines for subsequent infractions.
