Brooklyn Nets face potential penalty with the NBA reviewing their controversial roster decisions for game vs the Bucks… which saw them rest four players and pull three early

According to reports, the Brooklyn Nets are under investigation by the NBA after fielding a threadbare roster for their recent game against the Milwaukee Bucks.

In an eventual 144–122 loss to the Bucks, the Nets rested four key players and pulled three more early in the game, much to the dismay of their supporters.

Nicolas Claxton, Spencer Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney-Smith and Cameron Johnson were all left out of Wednesday's game, while Mikal Bridges, Royce O'Neale and Cam Thomas were all eliminated after the first quarter.

The game against Milwaukee was Brooklyn's fifth in seven days and came before they embarked on a four-game road trip.

Yet according to the New York PostThe NBA is now investigating the Nets' team selection decisions to determine whether they violated player availability rules.

Spencer Dinwiddie (left) and Nicolas Claxton (right) were among four players left out of the Nets' eventual 144-122 loss

Mikal Bridges also expressed his disappointment at being one of three players withdrawn early

One man who was less than happy with the decision-making was Bridges, with the Nets' star player expressing his disappointment at being pulled early after the game.

Before the match, head coach Jacque Vaughn claimed that Bridges initially only lined up because it extended his streak of consecutive matches to 423.

“I think for their purposes [that] is why,” the small forward said when told of Vaughn's reasoning. 'But I'm healthy, so me [don’t] Look why I wouldn't play.'

Vaughn then emphasized after the loss that it was an executive decision to leave so many players out against the Bucks.

“I have to think short-term and long-term and make executive decisions for the betterment of the group,” he said. “It's a shame that tonight they've just gotten to the point where we're putting them in danger by putting them out there tonight.”