Jayda Evans of the Seattle Times reports that Kenny Anderson continues to make waves in Seattle. He claims "it was nothing", but the team fined him and held him out of last night?s game as "punishment".

Anderson says it was a common mistake. He was sick on Tuesday and missed the team?s practice but failed to call the team to let them know. "It had nothing to do with nothing," Anderson said. "I wasn't feeling well, period. Just like if you weren't feeling well and missed a day of work. I paid the consequences. I was fined accordingly, and now we can forget about it."

Anderson would not say how much he was fined, but the maximum fine for missing practice is $5,000. Sonics coach Nate McMillan admitted the benching was in response to Anderson missing practice. "It was an unexcused absence," McMillan said sternly. "He'll suit up, but we won't play him. That's just the way I'm playing the game."

Anderson has been disappointed with his role with the Sonics since being traded by the Celtics last summer, but he insists that missing practice is not related. "Minutes is minutes," Anderson said. "I wish I could play a lot more, but this has nothing to do with that."