Nets fined $100K for violating player participation policy

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The NBA announced Thursday afternoon that it fined the Brooklyn Nets $100,000 for violating the league's player participation policy by sitting several players for last week's home loss to the Milwaukee Bucks.

After the league investigated the incident -- including an independent physician reviewing the matter -- it was determined four Nets rotation players who didn't play in that game "could have played under the medical standard in the Player Participation Policy, which was adopted prior to the season," the NBA said in a statement announcing the fine.

Brooklyn not only sat out four players -- Spencer Dinwiddie (rest), Dorian Finney-Smith (left knee soreness), Cam…