NBA Fines 76ers $100,000 For Violating Injury Reporting Rules In The Game Embiid Returned

NEW YORK: The NBA fined the Philadelphia 76ers $100,000 on Friday for violating damage reporting guidelines by initially itemizing Joel Embiid as out in a sport he later performed in.

Embiid returned from a 29-game absence after left knee surgical procedure Tuesday evening, main the 76ers to a 109-105 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. That got here after the 76ers had listed him as being out within the preliminary damage report. He was upgraded to questionable by late afternoon.

Teams are required to listing the standing of a participant whose participation could also be affected by damage by 5 p.m. native time the day earlier than a sport, except they’re on a back-to-back. The damage report is then up to date all through the course of the day.

The league mentioned it took under consideration the 76ers’ historical past of fines for violating the damage reporting guidelines. The Sixers had been penalized $75,000 on Feb. 1 for not precisely together with Embiid on their report in a well timed matter for his or her sport towards Denver on Jan. 27, simply earlier than he sustained a torn meniscus that required surgical procedure.

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