Both the San Antonio Spurs and Cleveland Cavaliers may be without multiple key players in Thursday night's matchup.

The San Antonio Spurs and Cleveland Cavaliers meet Friday at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET.

The NBA has been cracking down on player availability for the past few seasons. As a perception among casual sports fans centering around NBA players being sof

The NBA has fined the Cleveland Cavaliers $250,000 for sitting Darius Garland for the team's Nov. 24 nationally televised game against the Toronto Raptors, the league announced Thursday. Garland did play the previous day in a non-nationally televised game against the Los Angeles Clippers.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been hit with a hefty $250,000 fine by the NBA for violating player participation rules. The team controversially played

The NBA fined the Cleveland Cavaliers $250,000 for violating its Player Participation Policy after star point guard Darius Garland was held out of the team's matchup with the Toronto Raptors on Nov. 24.

Cleveland Cavaliers hit with $250,000 NBA fine after rule violation - Cleveland Cavaliers have been given a hefty fine for a rule breach

Zach Lowe recently floated a trade idea that would see the Cleveland Cavaliers ship out Evan Mobley for a two-time MVP.

The league dropped a $250,000 fine on the Cleveland Cavaliers for violation of the Player Participation Policy last week.