We could imagine it, but the NBA did not like the Nets' impasse. The New York franchise had therefore decided to give up the match against the Bucks, back-to-back. After securing two victories against the Pistons, Jacque Vaughn chose to rest Nic Claxton, Spencer Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney-Smith and Cam Johnson, while Mikal Bridges, Cam Thomas and Royce O'Neale only played a quarter…
This game was the fifth in seven days for the Nets, with the team immediately embarking on a four-game road trip. The impasse, however, was not to the taste of the players, notably Mikal Bridges.
“It’s like with my children. They don't have to always agree. Communication is what it is, and they need to understand that I have to make choices. This is my position as a coach. But as with my children, that doesn't mean you have to agree with my decisions.” explained Jacque Vaughn.
Problem: the NBA did not agree with the decisions of the coach and his leaders either.
In a press release, the league explains that after examination by an independent doctor, four players from the Nets rotation who did not participate in the match could have been in uniform. A violation of the new rules regarding player participation. And a first offense that costs the Brooklyn club $100,000.
