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Mad Dog, Stephen A. take Nets, NBA to task over stars sitting (1:52)

Chris "Mad Dog" Russo and Stephen A. Smith talk about how teams should be more accommodating to fans. There is a time and a place for this.

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The Nets have been fined for failing to comply with league policies governing injury reporting.

The Nets rested a number of players on the second night of a back-to-back in December. The Nets rested eight players, including Ben Simmons and Royce O' Neale.

Despite missing their entire rotation, the Nets were able to pull off a 136-133 victory over the Pacers.

The injuries that the Nets had previously documented allowed them to do what they did.

"I think everything that's been reported today has been documented," he said before the game against the Pacers. There's no argument to that because we know that both of them had surgery. There is no argument to be made that Nic didn't play last game because he had a problem with his leg. There is no argument that Kevin is leading the league. There is no argument to be made that Royce O' Neale is missing the next game.

Fans in Indiana who paid to watch KD play were told hours before the game that he wouldn't be playing.

"I'm looking out for Kevin's future, that's what I'm saying to that fan." I am interested in the organization's future. If this was the game you played, apologize. Since the beginning of the season, he's given everything he's had.