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Miami (Ohio) completed the 2025-26 regular season with a perfect 31-0 record, defeating Ohio 110-108 in overtime on February 28, 2026. This made the RedHawks the only undefeated team in Division I men's basketball at the conclusion of the regular season, a historically rare achievement in college basketball.

The claim states the Utah Jazz received a $500,000 fine from the NBA for conduct detrimental to the league related to resting starters in an apparent effort to discourage tanking. While NBA fines for player rest violations have occurred in recent years under the league's Player Participation Policy, specific verification of this particular fine amount and circumstances requires confirmation from official NBA sources.

The NBA fined the Utah Jazz $500,000 in February 2026 for conduct detrimental to the league after the team rested multiple healthy starters in consecutive games. While the league cited violations of player participation policies, the NBA did not explicitly characterize the fine as an anti-tanking measure, though the timing and context of the roster decisions during a losing season contributed to this interpretation.