NBA Season 2025-26

[Redz]

More injury reporting shenanigans.

Shams Charania
@ShamsCharania
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4m
The NBA fined the Philadelphia 76ers $100,000 for violating injury reporting rules when they listed Joel Embiid as "out" against the Atlanta Hawks on Nov. 30 and he subsequently played.

Question:  does the league care about this stuff more for competitive integrity purposes, or to satisfy bettors?

Great question.

the bettors obviously.  you can bet on it 

Somewhere way down on the priority list are the people paying stupid amounts of money to go see the games in person. Including a premium on bigger ticket teams / players. 

[Vermont Green]

More injury reporting shenanigans.

Shams Charania
@ShamsCharania
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4m
The NBA fined the Philadelphia 76ers $100,000 for violating injury reporting rules when they listed Joel Embiid as "out" against the Atlanta Hawks on Nov. 30 and he subsequently played.

Question:  does the league care about this stuff more for competitive integrity purposes, or to satisfy bettors?

Great question.

the bettors obviously.  you can bet on it 

Somewhere way down on the priority list are the people paying stupid amounts of money to go see the games in person. Including a premium on bigger ticket teams / players.

Broadcasters too.  There should be some pressure on teams to play the players that can play.  It hurts the broadcasters if teams rest a top player.  But as to last minute changes to the injured list, bettors yes, there is a competitive aspect in terms of the other team also.  They can't let this be the wild west.

[Goldstar88]

Shams Charania: Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is expected to be sidelined for approximately 2 to 4 weeks with a right calf strain, sources tell ESPN.

Still, the rest of the league will be monitoring Milwaukee closely. Sources from several teams told ESPN they were meeting soon to discuss a potential trade package for Giannis Antetokounmpo, targeting Dec. 15, when players across the league who signed this past offseason can be moved.
ESPN

[Donoghus]

NBA showing some teeth.

Shams Charania
@ShamsCharania
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35s
The NBA has fined the Cleveland Cavaliers $250,000 for violating player participation policy for not making Darius Garland available for a nationally televised game versus a non-national game.