The NBA fined the Philadelphia 76ers $100,000 for violating the league’s injury reporting rules Sunday against the Atlanta Hawks. They listed Joel Embiid as “out” for the game, although he ended up playing. Once a player is listed on the report as being ruled out of a game, the team is expected to act on that claim in accordance with league rules. The league also considers a team’s history of similar violations when determining the penalty for such a policy violation.
Embiid was initially listed as out for Sunday’s game against Atlanta, then upgraded to questionable status before trotting onto the court a few minutes later, scoring 18 points in 30 minutes of an overtime loss. Embiid was returning from a knee injury that kept him out of the previous nine games.
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Philadelphia has a rich history of inaccurate injury violation listings, most notably involving Embiid.
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