The NBA has doled out a pricey punishment for second-year Denver Nuggets head coach David Adelman.
During an eventual 115-101 home loss to the Houston Rockets on Saturday, Adelman was whistled for an ejection by game officials.
NBA Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations James Jones announced that the league was penalizing Adelman. Per a league press statement, he was hit with a second technical foul and got ejected from the game three minutes into the fourth quarter, with Denver trailing big, 89-72.
Adelman spewed “inappropriate language toward game officials” about what he perceived to be a missed call. He then refused to depart the hardwood in a timely manner.
As a consequence, he has now been docked $35K for the violation.
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Newsweek