The NBA fined the Atlanta Hawks $100,000 for violating the player participation policy by holding out healthy star Trae Young from an NBA Cup game.

 The Atlanta Hawks got in trouble with the NBA for not playing their star player

 

Trae Young, in a game they could have won. The NBA has a rule that says teams have to play their best players, even if they don't want to.

The Hawks didn't follow this rule when they said Young couldn't play because of a sore Achilles tendon. But the NBA looked into it and found out that Young was actually healthy enough to play.

 

Because of this, the NBA fined the Hawks $100,000

 This is a big deal because the NBA wants to make sure that fans get to see the best players play all the time.

 

This isn't the first time the NBA has fined a team for not following the player participation policy.

 

Earlier this year,

the Philadelphia 76ers were fined for not playing their star player, Joel Embiid, in their first game of the season.

 

The NBA is serious about this rule, and they want to make sure that all teams are following it. If teams don't follow the rule, they could face even bigger fines or other punishments.