NBA won't fine Heat for sitting three starters

[Mal]

Stern should go back and fine the Spurs for doing

DNP - Old

Who fill it in boxscore ? Pop ? Pop`s assistance ? Table refs ? I wonder who put this DNP - old

[Captivus]

Has anyone of the Spurs organization complained about this? If no one has, that means the Spurs don’t care if they are treated like idiots, becuase thats exactly what they are, IDIOTS.

[rascal]

ing bull is what this is! Can you say double standard anyone? What a travesty!

Had the spurs listed injuries they would not have been fined. No double standard.

[rascal]

There is a simple, objective reason why the Spurs were fined and the Heat weren't.

The Spurs chose to sit their players and list them as "DNP - CD."

The Heat chose to sit their players and list them as "injured."

That's it. That's the difference. When you rest players for no reason, can happen. All the Spurs had to do was lie about their players being injured, and there would be no fine. It's stupid, but that's how this works, and they should know that.

Good post, this sums it all up.

[TheGoldStandard]

Miami wanted to list Bosh as injured but Menstrual cramps wouldn't fly.

[G-Nob]

I'm doubtful that the Spurs ever actually paid the fine. Stern was on very shaky legal grounding as it was when he made his proclamation of "significant sanctions." My guess is they mutually agreed for the fine to go away without fanfare or publicity. Stern would have had no ability to defend it in court.

I believe one of the avenues the league uses to impose fines is to withhold tv money. I read somewhere that tv money is paid in installments and fines imposed are deducted. I believe the same applies to player's salaries where it's automatically deducted from their pay.

[MSPaint]

Miami wanted to list Bosh as injured but Menstrual cramps wouldn't fly.

We may one day see that if the Cubes decides he's gonna draft Griner.

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