NBA fines Spurs for violating resting rules in game they won

[ASFN Admin]

NEW YORK (AP) The NBA fined the San Antonio Spurs $25,000 on Sunday for violating the league's player resting policy - in a game the Spurs won by 26 points. The Spurs sat DeMar DeRozan, Patty Mills and Jakob Poeltl to give them rest on Saturday night in Phoenix. Under Gregg Popovich, the Spurs have long rested players even when they are healthy, one of the reasons the league first implemented a resting policy in 2017.

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