The Magic have been fined $25K for a violation of the NBA’s injury reporting rules, the league announced today in a press release (Twitter link).
The violation occurred on Monday as a result of Orlando initially listing guard Anthony Black as “out” due to a left lateral abdominal strain that had sidelined him for the previous 16 games.
The Magic, who played a back-to-back set on Sunday and Monday, put out their first injury report for Monday’s game at 12:45 pm. Black’s designation was changed from out to questionable in the 2:30 pm injury report, then he was upgraded again to probable at 3:15 pm before being listed as available at 5:00 pm.
Presumably, Orlando could’ve avoided a fine if Black was originally designated as doubtful to play rather than out. The NBA said in its press release that the team “failed to accurately disclose” his game availability status.