{"id":227474,"date":"2026-04-11T10:48:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T10:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/227474\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T10:48:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T10:48:23","slug":"nba-fines-orlando-magic-25000-for-injury-report-violation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/227474\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA fines Orlando Magic $25,000 for injury report violation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">NBA<\/a> penalized the Orlando Magic for what the league says was a violation of its injury reporting policies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">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\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">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\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">FOXNEWS.COM<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Anthony-Black-Orlando-Magic-dribbles.jpeg\" alt=\"Anthony Black dribbling during a game\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/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. (Rich Storry\/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\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Minnesota Timberwolves<\/a> on Wednesday for a fourth win in a row.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/warriors-draymond-green-floats-nba-tanking-fix-says-play-tournament-aint-working\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">WARRIORS&#8217; DRAYMOND GREEN FLOATS NBA TANKING FIX, SAYS PLAY-IN TOURNAMENT &#8216;AIN&#8217;T WORKING&#8217;<\/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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Anthony-Black-NBA-Orlando-Magic-041026.jpeg\" alt=\"Anthony Black dribbling basketball on court during game at Kia Center\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/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. (Rich Storry\/Getty Images)<\/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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/anthony-black-orlando-magic-fox-news-001.jpeg\" alt=\"Anthony Black dribbling basketball against Julian Phillips at Kia Center\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/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. (Rich Storry\/Getty Images)<\/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\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">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\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">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_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">sports coverage on X<\/a>, and subscribe to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Chantz Martin is a sports writer for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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