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.
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James Harden broke out of an early-season slump with 29 points and Kevin Durant added 22 as the Nets evened their record at 3-3.
Nets vs Pacers, NBA 2021-22: Brooklyn Nets’ Kevin Durant fined $25K for throwing the ball into stands against Pacers
After the play was stopped with a foul while Durant was driving, he fired the basketball into the stands with 4:40 remaining in the third quarter.
Kevin Durant launches the ball into the stands. 😂
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Durant said he was trying to hit the backboard and shouldn’t have even done that.
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“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.“
