NBA 2021/22: Atlanta Hawks’ Trae Young fined $15K for making contact with the referee- Trae Young was fined $15,000 by the NBA on Friday for making contact with a referee. The star guard was penalized for his actions with 6:41 left in the second quarter of Atlanta’s 122-111 loss to Washington on Thursday.
Young was driving left and bumped by defender Raul Neto, his momentum carrying him across the baseline after he missed the shot but didn’t earn a foul call. As he ran back onto the court, Young bumped his arm into official Ben Taylor, who called him for a technical foul.
NBA 2021/22: A similar incident happened in the NBA Playoffs 2021
Trae Young telling referee Zach Zarba to open his eyes after the questionable Joel Embiid foul call 👀pic.twitter.com/cKerBb8vHm
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Young is one of the players who were expected to lose out on some foul calls he previously received after the NBA emphasized this season cutting down on calls against defenders when the offensive player initiated the contact.
Nets vs Pacers, NBA 2021-22: Brooklyn Nets’ Kevin Durant fined $25K for throwing the ball into stands against Pacers-
11x All-Star and Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant was penalized $25,000 by the league for “forcefully throwing the game ball into the spectator stands” during the third quarter of Friday’s Nets win over the Indiana Pacers.
In the win against the Indiana Pacers, LaMarcus Aldridge scored 17 of his 21 points in the second half, reaching 20,000 for his career, to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 105-98 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Friday night.
Durant said he was trying to hit the backboard and shouldn’t have even done that.
“I don’t know, man, I thought I was at the gym by myself and in a pickup game, not an NBA game,” Durant said of his lapse. “And I can’t do that. I could have cost my team the game, but it won’t happen again — I hope so.”
“I didn’t know you could get ejected over that,” Durant added. “I’m glad I stayed in the game. I’m sure a hefty fine is coming, but I don’t mind giving.“
