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NBA Communications: Boston Celtics guard-forward Jaylen Brown has been fined $50,000 for public criticism of the officiating, it was announced today by James Jones, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations. Brown made his comments on a livestream on May 3 following the Celtics' 109-100 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 7 of their first-round playoff series on May 2 at TD Garden.

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NBA Communications: New York Knicks center-forward Mitchell Robinson has been fined $50,000 and Atlanta Hawks guard Dyson Daniels has been fined $25,000 for their roles in an on-court altercation, it was announced today by James Jones, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations. With 4:39 remaining in the second quarter of the Knicks' 140-89 victory over the Hawks in Game 6 of their first-round playoff series on April 30 at State Farm Arena, Robinson and Daniels became entangled while battling for position during a free throw attempt. Both players escalated the altercation with Robinson continuing to aggressively pursue Daniels after the players had been separated. The altercation resulted in both players being assessed technical fouls and ejected.

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NBA Communications: Los Angeles Lakers guard Marcus Smart has been fined $35,000 for questioning the integrity of game officials and Lakers guard Luke Kennard has been fined $25,000 for directing inappropriate language toward game officials, it was announced today by James Jones, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations. The incidents occurred following the conclusion of the Houston Rockets' 115-96 victory over the Lakers in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series on April 26 at Toyota Center.

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NBA Communications: Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker has been fined $35,000 for public criticism of the officiating, it was announced today by James Jones, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations. Following an investigation including multiple interviews and video review, the league found no basis to any claim of bias or misconduct by game officials. Booker made his comments to the press following the Suns' 120-107 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series on April 22 at Paycom Center. The NBA also determined that Booker's technical foul at 2:05 in the third quarter was improperly assessed and it has therefore been rescinded.

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NBA Communications: Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball has been fined $35,000 and assessed a Flagrant Foul 2 upon league office review for making unnecessary and reckless contact with Miami Heat center-forward Bam Adebayo that created a significant injury risk, it was announced today by James Jones, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations. The incident occurred with 11:13 remaining in the second quarter of the Hornets' 127-126 overtime win over the Heat on April 14 in the SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament. Ball has been fined an additional $25,000 for using profane language during a live postgame television interview.

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NBA Communications: Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Dončić has been suspended one game without pay for receiving his 16th technical foul of the 2025-26 season, it was announced today by James Jones, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations. Under NBA rules, a player or coach is automatically suspended without pay for one game once he receives his 16th technical foul during a regular season. For every two additional technical fouls received during that regular season, the player or coach will be automatically suspended without pay for an additional game. Dončić received his most recent technical foul with 5:12 remaining in the third quarter of the Lakers' 116-99 win over the Brooklyn Nets on March 27 at Crypto.com Arena. Dončić will serve his suspension March 30 when the Lakers host the Washington Wizards.

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When Ishbia decided to promote Gregory to the GM role, putting an NBA neophyte in the position that had been held by former player (and three-time champion) James Jones since 2018 (including the Suns’ 2021 Finals run), his longtime friend and former coach gave a blunt assessment of how he thought the unconventional move would be received. “He was like, ‘You’re gonna get blasted for this,’” said Ishbia, who is based in Detroit and attends approximately half of the Suns’ games. “And I said, ‘F— it. We’re gonna do what the right thing is.’ I got blasted when I did everything everyone wanted me to do. Give them the money, make all these big splashy trades, do all these nice things — and I got blasted for that. So if I’m gonna get blasted, I’m going to get blasted with what I believe. And what I believe is that you are the best guy for this job.”

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NBA Communications: Atlanta Hawks forward Mouhamed Gueye and Minnesota Timberwolves center-forward Naz Reid have each been fined $35,000 for their roles in an on- court altercation, it was announced today by James Jones, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations. With 11:52 remaining in the fourth quarter of the Timberwolves' 138-116 victory over the Hawks on Feb. 9 at Target Center, Gueye committed a defensive foul on Reid by pushing Reid from behind. Following that action, Reid approached Gueye, and both players subsequently grabbed each other's jerseys in an aggressive manner. Both players were assessed technical fouls and ejected from the game.

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NBA Communications: BULLS' SEXTON FINED NEW YORK, Feb. 10, 2026 - Chicago Bulls guard Collin Sexton has been fined $35,000 for making an inappropriate gesture on the playing court, it was announced today by James Jones, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations. The incident occurred with 1:31 remaining in the third quarter of the Bulls' 123-115 loss to the Brooklyn Nets on Feb. 9 at Barclays Center.

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NBA Communications: Boston Celtics guard-forward Jaylen Brown has been fined $35,000 for public criticism of the officiating, it was announced today by James Jones, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations. Brown made his comments to the press and on social media following the Celtics 100-95 loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Jan. 10 at TD Garden.

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NBA Communications: SUNS' JALEN GREEN FINED NEW YORK, Dec. 30, 2025 - Phoenix Suns guard Jalen Green has been fined $25,000 for using profanity when interrupting a teammate's live television interview, it was announced today by James Jones, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations. Green made his comments during an on-court interview at the conclusion of the Suns' 115-101 victory over the Washington Wizards on Jan. 29 at Capital One Arena.

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Mat Ishbia: "So what I said was — well, what do we have? We had a pretty good team. We were the nine seed. I know everyone thinks we're still the 2021 NBA Finals team, but that was two years earlier. We were the nine seed when I bought the team. We were just a little over .500." "And I said — and James Jones, who’s a great GM — I said, 'What do we need?' And he’s like, 'We were never allowed to go over the luxury tax.' So I said, 'Go for it. Let’s go over the luxury tax. Let’s go for it. We have a good team. We have Devin Booker. We have Chris Paul. We have Deandre [Ayton], Mikal [Bridges]... What do we have to do to win a championship? I'm all for it.'" "And we made some decisions. And by the way, don’t get me wrong — I’m not acting like I didn’t know about the decisions. I wasn’t involved, but my DNA is on this team and this organization going forward for the next 50 years. So — get ready."

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NBA Communications: ORLANDO'S BANE FINED NEW YORK, Dec. 8, 2025 - Orlando Magic guard Desmond Bane has been fined $35,000 for throwing the game ball with force at an opponent in an unsportsmanlike manner, it was announced today by James Jones, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations. The incident, for which Bane was assessed a technical foul, occurred with 6:13 remaining in the fourth quarter of the Magic's 106-100 loss to the New York Knicks on Dec. 7 at Madison Square Garden.

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NBA Communications: PHOENIX'S BROOKS FINED NEW YORK, Nov. 14, 2025 - Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks has been fined $25,000 for making a lewd gesture on the playing court, it was announced today by James Jones, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations. The incident occurred with 54 seconds remaining in the second quarter of the Suns' 133-98 win over the Indiana Pacers on Nov. 14 at Mortgage Matchup Center.

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