According to a report, the Oklahoma City Thunder are under investigation for possibly violating the NBA’s player participation policy during their win on March 7 over the Portland Trail Blazers. ESPN’s Shams Charania reported the news Friday. The Thunder sat all five starters during their 107-89 home victory over the Blazers.

The end of the NBA season is about a month away, and in the last stretch of games there is plenty of incentive for teams to rest players. For the lottery-bound franchises with moribund records, more losing only increases the likelihood of a high draft pick and a shot at an elite talent.

The NBA is investigating a March 7 game in which the Thunder rested starters Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams, Chet Holmgren, Luguentz Dort and Isaiah Hartenstein as well as Cason Wallace.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are under investigation by the NBA after sitting key players against the Portland Trail Blazers on March 7: The west’s best Thunder bested the Blazers that night 107-89 despite sitting Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,

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The NBA has opened an investigation on the Oklahoma City Thunder for potentially violating the league's player participation policy in their Mar. 7 107-89 win over the Portland Trail Blazers, per ESPN's Shams Charania.