Bogdan Bogdanovic has been fined $25,000 for kicking the game ball into the spectator stands.
The incident occurred at the conclusion of the Hawks’ 108-107 loss to the Brooklyn Nets on Dec. 28 at State Farm Arena.
Bogdan Bogdanovic has been fined $25,000 for kicking the game ball into the spectator stands.
The incident occurred at the conclusion of the Hawks’ 108-107 loss to the Brooklyn Nets on Dec. 28 at State Farm Arena.
With just over 33 seconds to play in the first half of their Wednesday game, chaos broke out between the Orlando Magic and Detroit Pistons. Following a turnover, Moritz Wagner of Orlando forcefully bumped Killian Hayes of the Pistons into the Detroit bench.
Multiple Pistons confronted Wagner, most noticeably Hamidou Diallo, who shoved Wagner. Hayes got up and appeared to throw a punch at Wagner that connected.
That brought several Magic players into the fray. Video appeared to show several Orlando players leave their bench area during the dustup.
After a lengthy review, the officials ejected Wagner for committing a Flagrant 2 foul and Diallo and Hayes for escalating the confrontation. Pistons coach Dwane Casey questioned after the game why the Magic players who left their bench were also not ejected.
The NBA is expected to hand down multiple fines, and possibly suspensions, after reviewing the incident.
Jason Kidd has been fined $25,000 for coming onto the court to confront and direct inappropriate language toward a game official.
The incident, for which Kidd was assessed two technical fouls and ejected, occurred with 2:00 remaining in the third quarter of the Mavericks’ 116-106 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Dec. 19 at Target Center.
Al Horford of the Boston Celtics was fined $25,000 for making excessive contact with the lower body of Orlando Magic big man Moritz Wagner. The incident happened at the start of the second half of the Celtics loss to the Magic on Friday night.
While fighting for position on an inbounds play, Horford elbowed Wagner. After a review, Horford was given a Flagrant 2 foul and ejected from the game.
The Miami Heat were fined $25,000 for violating the NBA's injury reporting rules. Miami had several players listed as questionable or probable for Wednesday's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. A handful of those players sat out, but others, who played, never had their status updated to available prior to the game.
In response, the Heat have listed every player on their active roster on the injury report prior to their game against the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday. That matchup is taking place in Mexico City as part of the NBA's international series.
Only Jamal Cain (G League Assignment) and Gabe Vincent and Omer Yurtseven (injured) are listed as out. The remaining 13 players are listed as questionable or probable to play in the game.
Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young was fined $25,000 for throwing the game ball into the seats. Young threw the ball in the seats at the end of the game on Sunday.
The Hawks and Young defeated the Chicago Bulls in overtime in Atlanta. Following the final buzzer, Young threw the ball into the stands, seemingly in celebration of the victory.
Boston Celtics forward Grant Williams was fined $20,000 for punching the basketball into the stands on Saturday night. Williams was given a technical foul and automatic ejection for the action.
The incident occurred with 1:52 remaining in the fourth quarter of the Celtics loss at the Golden State Warriors. Williams was frustrated with Boston's play and punched the ball into the seats after it ricocheted towards him under the basket.
Minnesota Timberwolves guard D'Angelo Russell was fined $20,000 for making inappropriate remarks towards a game official. Russell yelled at an official at the conclusion of the Wolves home loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday.
Russell had previously been ejected from the game with 44 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. Minnesota teammate Rudy Gobert had previously been ejected in the first half for a Flagrant 2 foul.
Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson was fined $15,000 for throwing his headband into the stands. The incident occurred with 1.6 seconds remaining in Utah's loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday.
Clarkson, as well as several Jazz teammates, were frustrated with the officiating throughout the game. Utah head coach Will Hardy received his first technical foul for arguing a non-call when Clarkson drove to the basket.
Ja Morant of the Memphis Grizzlies has been fined $35,000 for confronting and directing inappropriate language toward a game official. In addition, Morant failed to leave the court in a timely manner following an ejection.
Morant was ejected with 1:22 to play on Wednesday's game at the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Grizzlies went on to lose to the Wolves 109-101.