Two big stories around the NBA over the first week of training camp have been James Harden being AWOL in Houston as he tries to force a trade and Kyrie Irving saying that he won't speak to the media this yer. Of course both are finable offenses. You can't just sign a contract and not go to work. Harden has been lucky that he hasn't been fined for unexcused days off. And in the case of former Celtics All-Star guard and headache Kyrie Irving it is also part of the collective baraining agreement that you make yourself accessible to the media.
Kyrie Irving fined $25k and Stephen A. Smith goes off on him
