{"id":707823,"date":"2026-04-11T01:55:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T01:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/707823\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T01:55:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T01:55:18","slug":"nba-hits-orlando-magic-with-hefty-fine-after-team-failed-to-accurately-disclose-players-availability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/707823\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA hits Orlando Magic with hefty fine after team failed to accurately disclose player&#8217;s availability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nba\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Nba;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Nba<\/a> penalized the Orlando Magic for what the league says was a violation of its injury reporting policies.<\/p>\n<p>The team was fined $25,000 Thursday over Magic guard Anthony Black\u2019s availability ahead of Monday\u2019s game against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nba\/detroit-pistons\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Detroit Pistons.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Detroit Pistons.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Black missed 15 games leading up to Monday\u2019s matchup as he recovered from an abdominal strain. He was initially designated as out for the game, but the 22-year-old entered and finished with 14 points and a pair of steals.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Click Here For More Sports Coverage On;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Click Here For More Sports Coverage On <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/Foxnews.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:FOXNEWS.COM;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">FOXNEWS.COM<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Anthony Black dribbling during a game\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1242\" height=\"699\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/4a918e4a66f74f6b75aa3d2d93db5161.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Anthony Black of the Orlando Magic dribbles the ball against the Detroit Pistons during the fourth quarter at Kia Center in Orlando, Fla., April 6, 2026.<\/p>\n<p> (Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Orlando beat Detroit 123-107 for its third straight win. The Magic kept rolling, outlasting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nba\/minnesota-timberwolves\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Minnesota Timberwolves;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Minnesota Timberwolves<\/a> on Wednesday for a fourth win in a row.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/news\/warriors-draymond-green-floats-nba-211340852.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Warriors&#039; Draymond Green Floats Nba Tanking Fix, Says Play-in Tournament &#039;Ain&#039;t Working&#039;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Warriors&#8217; Draymond Green Floats Nba Tanking Fix, Says Play-in Tournament &#8216;Ain&#8217;t Working&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS\/mvaj7wvj\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Read On The Fox News App;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Read On The Fox News App<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In announcing the fine, the NBA said the Magic failed to accurately disclose Black&#8217;s game availability status.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Anthony Black dribbling basketball on court during game at Kia Center\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1242\" height=\"699\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/08f500a816909010178628817710999f.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Anthony Black of the Orlando Magic dribbles the ball against the Minnesota Timberwolves during the third quarter at Kia Center in Orlando, Fla., April 8, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Black, a third-year player from Arkansas, is averaging 15.1 points and 3.8 assists in 62 games, including 40 starts.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Anthony Black dribbling basketball against Julian Phillips at Kia Center\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1242\" height=\"699\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1637606f2685fb7b0e88f612186314f4.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Anthony Black of the Orlando Magic dribbles the ball against Julian Phillips of the Minnesota Timberwolves during the fourth quarter at Kia Center in Orlando, Fla., April 8, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Click Here To Download The Fox News App;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Click Here To Download The Fox News App<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Magic enter Friday\u2019s game in Chicago against the Bulls in the seventh spot in the Eastern Conference standings. The Pistons have clinched the East\u2019s best overall record and play the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nba\/charlotte-hornets\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Charlotte Hornets;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Charlotte Hornets<\/a> Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Fox News Digital\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNewsSports_\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:sports coverage on X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">sports coverage on X<\/a>, and subscribe to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\"> the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Original article source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/nba-hits-orlando-magic-hefty-fine-failing-accurately-disclose-players-availability\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NBA hits Orlando Magic with hefty fine after team failed to accurately disclose player&#039;s availability;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">NBA hits Orlando Magic with hefty fine after team failed to accurately disclose player&#8217;s availability<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Nba penalized the Orlando Magic for what the league says was a violation of its injury reporting&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":707824,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3779],"tags":[1130,7,920,473,919,188,7505,48,152,6,47,76,3883,401],"class_list":{"0":"post-707823","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-orlando-magic","8":"tag-anthony-black","9":"tag-basketball","10":"tag-bulls","11":"tag-charlotte-hornets","12":"tag-chicago","13":"tag-detroit-pistons","14":"tag-julian-phillips","15":"tag-magic","16":"tag-minnesota-timberwolves","17":"tag-nba","18":"tag-orlando","19":"tag-orlando-magic","20":"tag-orlandomagic","21":"tag-the-magic"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116383592281353857","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/707823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=707823"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/707823\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/707824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=707823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=707823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=707823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}