The Cleveland Cavaliers had been fined $100,000 by the NBA on Tuesday after All-Stars Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley missed final Wednesday’s 130-116 loss to the Miami Warmth.
The absence for each gamers was listed as “relaxation” on the official field rating, with the league imposing the superb as a violation of the Participant Participation Coverage.
One of many stipulations of the coverage, which was up to date in 2023, states that groups should “make sure that no multiple star participant is unavailable for a similar sport.”
Mitchell, 29, has missed two video games this season whereas averaging 30.9 factors with 5.5 assists in 13 video games performed. The six-time All-Star has averaged 24.9 factors with 4.7 assists in 552 video games (544 begins) in 9 seasons with the Utah Jazz (2017-22) and Cavaliers.
Mobley, 24, has solely missed one sport this season. An All-Star for the primary time final season, Mobley has averaged 18.9 factors with 8.8 rebounds in 14 video games on the court docket this season. In 5 seasons, all with the Cavaliers, he has averaged 16.5 factors and eight.9 rebounds in 283 video games (all begins).
–Discipline Stage Media
