The NBA announced new guidelines Wednesday to strengthen punishments for teams that sit healthy star players during national TV games and in-season tournament games. The rules also discourage multiple All-Stars from sitting out regular-season contests together.
Teams will be fined $100,000 for the first violation, $250,000 for a second violation, and $1 million more than the previous penalty for each additional violation, according to a statement from the league.
The player participation policy, which replaces the previous player resting policy, comes into effect this upcoming season.