Bucks rookie fined for post-game Tweeting

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MILWAUKEE - Brandon Jennings, the leading scorer for the Milwaukee Bucks, was fined $7,500 by the NBA on Friday for Tweeting too soon after a game last weekend.

The rookie playmaker, who averages team highs of 20.7 points and six assists a game, posted his message on his account at the social networking website Twitter after a 108-101 double-overtime triumph over Portland last Saturday.

"Back to 500. Yess!!! "500" means where doing good. Way to Play Hard Guys," was the message posted by Jennings.

NBA rules state that players cannot tweet during games but also ban the practice for 45 minutes before games start or before players have spoken with reporters after games.

The Bucks, 11-12, rank sixth in the Eastern Conference.