For having touched a referee during a match, Trae Young, the leader of the Atlanta Hawks, was fined Friday of 15,000 dollars (about 13,000 euros). Trae Young, leader of the Atlanta Hawks, was fined $ 15,000 (about 13,000 euros) by the NBA for unlawful contact with a referee. The incident happened on Thursday during the Hawks’ defeat against Washington (122-111). After an action where he was struck by an opposing player and then missed his shot, Young unhappy that a foul was not whistled, struck with his arm the back of referee Ben Taylor, folding back towards his camp. read also All NBA news Taylor inflicted a technical foul on him, for this gesture certainly not violent, but which reflects the current frustration of the leader of Atlanta, unhappy with a new rule in force aiming to stop granting free throws to players who cause opposing faults on their attempts to shoot, in particular by jumping towards the defender to seek contact.
