The NBA fined the Atlanta Hawks $100,000 for “violating the league’s Player Participation Policy in connection with Trae Young missing the team’s Emirates NBA Cup game on Nov. 12 against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden,” the league announced Tuesday.
Young was listed out for that Celtics game with right Achilles tendinitis. However, the league said, “following an investigation, including review by an independent physician, the NBA determined that the Hawks held Young out of a game that he could have played in under the medical standard in the Policy. The organization’s conduct violated the Policy, which is intended to promote participation in the NBA’s regular season.”
Part of the NBA’s participation policy states that “Teams must ensure that star players are available for national TV and In-Season Tournament games.”
It’s the only game Young has missed this season for the 7-11 Hawks, who defeated the Celtics 117-116 in that contest.