The NBA Fines Sacramento Kings Coach Mike Brown $50,000 for Referee Altercation and Press Conference Display

The NBA fined the coach of the Sacramento Kings, Mike Brown, with $50,000 for throwing himself at a referee in Tuesday’s game that his team lost ante los Bucks (143-142) and by show several controversial plays with your personal computer during the post-match press conference, actions in which Brown wanted to demonstrate to the journalists that the referees had made a mistake.

Joe Dumarsthe league’s head of basketball operations, sanctioned Brown for “aggressively pursuing a referee with the game on the line and for publicly criticizing the referees” after his team’s defeat. Brown was ejected in the fourth quarter after breaking into the field and yelling at the referee Intae Hwang. The players of the Kings They had to restrain their technician to avoid further damage.

In the press room Brown took out a laptop and highlighted the disparity of referee criteria in free throws and the multiple decisions that he found erroneous. “Referees are human and they are going to make mistakes, but one just hopes that there is some kind of consistency and some kind of communication between the referees” Brown said. “The referees tonight were great, they communicated with me all night. But in terms of consistency, you guys saw it right here. In my opinion, consistency was non-existent here tonight.”

Ironic with the fine

Before the game against the Suns The Kings coach was asked about the sanction: “I’m still a little confused, but I’m fine. I wanted to illustrate a point and I did. “Now is the time to move on,” Brown said, drawing laughter from the assembled media during his pregame talk. saying the fine could affect his All Star break plans and proceeded to book a hotel in North Lake Tahoe, Nevada, several times. The tourist town is about two and a half hours away. Sacramento.

My partner is upset with me because I was going to splurge and take her and my grandson skiing in Lake Tahoe during the All Star break, but we probably won’t be able to do that unless the Ritz-Carlton gives us a discount

Mike Brown (Kings Coach)

“The fine is what it is”Brown said. “My partner is upset with me because I was going to splurge and take her and my grandson skiing in Lake Tahoe during the All Star break, but I called her and told her we probably won’t be able to do it unless the Ritz -Carltonwhich is a great place, give us a discount.

2024-01-17 07:51:45
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