Fines Rumors
Brad Townsend: Actually, Cuban’s total fines — at least the ones that have been announced — add up to closer to $3 million: $2.9M to be exact. When he was fined $600,000 in 2018, that pushed his totals to 20 fines for $2.4 million. Again, those are just the ones that have been announced.
Adrian Wojnarowski: NBA is fining Boston’s Marcus Smart $35K for interaction with refs in loss to Nets, per source.
John Karalis: Marcus Smart fine is official pic.twitter.com/l9D2UvLkpB
Mario Hezonja fined
JD Shaw: Portland Trail Blazers forward Mario Hezonja has been fined $25,000 for making inappropriate contact with the official.
Timberwolves fined for resting D'Angelo Russell
Shams Charania: The Timberwolves have been fined $25,000 for violating the league’s player resting policy when team rested D’Angelo Russell — a healthy player — during a road game on Feb. 23.
Christopher Hine: Wolves statement on the fine: “The Timberwolves accept the league’s fine for resting D’Angelo Russel on the February 23 game versus Denver. While we respect the league’s guidelines and standards, we are a player-centric organization that’s focused on learning our players’ bodies. As a new player in our program, we chose to rest D’Angelo in order to learn his body better and to optimize his health during a difficult stretch of games and travel.”
