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Joel Embiid Injury: NBA Fines 76ers $100,000 for Report Violation
The NBA fined the Sixers $100,000 for inaccurate injury reports on Joel Embiid, citing multiple violations this season and prior fines, with Embiid playing only 7 of 20 games.
- On Wednesday, the NBA fined the Philadelphia 76ers $100,000 for violating the league's injury-reporting rules, the league said.
- On Sunday, November 30 the 76ers' reporting around Joel Embiid failed to properly disclose his injury status after he was listed out on November 29, upgraded to questionable, then played in the double-overtime loss to Atlanta Hawks.
- The NBA noted the team's prior infractions when announcing this fine, including a $75,000 February 2024 fine and a $50,000 2022 playoff penalty for inconsistent injury disclosures.
- On Tuesday, Embiid did not play in the 76ers' win over the Wizards due to right knee recovery, leaving the 11-9 Philadelphia 76ers shorthanded amid injuries to Paul George and Kelly Oubre Jr.
- This season, Embiid has played in only seven of 20 games after missing nine straight due to right knee soreness, averaging 19.4 points and 5.3 rebounds.
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76ers Fined For Forgetting The Most-Important Rule Of Load Management Era
The NBA has fined the Philadelphia 76ers for what very well could be the most ridiculous yet unsurprising reasons in league history.On Wednesday, the NBA announced that it was fining Philadelphia $100,000 "for violating league injury reporting rules."Reading that note, one would likely assume that the 76ers perhaps failed to properly report that one of their players would be inactive. After all, we're in the golden era of load management and NBA…
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Read Full ArticleNBA fines Sixers $100K for violating injury reporting rules leading up to Joel Embiid's return on Sunday
Joel Embiid played a season-high 30 minutes in his return from a nine-game absence on Sunday, then missed the following game due to "right knee injury recovery."
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