THE NATIONAL Basketball Association has fined Washington Wizards guard Isaiah Thomas $25,000 for making inappropriate physical contact with a game official, the league announced Saturday.
The punishment, announced by NBA Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations Kiki VanDeWeghe, was handed down after an incident in the Wizards’ 122-103 home loss against Portland on Friday night.
Thomas was hit with a technical foul and was ejected with 10:32 left in the first quarter, becoming the first player tossed from a game within the first two minutes since Utah’s Greg Ostertag in a game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Dec. 8, 2002.
During the fight for a loose ball, Thomas and Portland’s Carmelo Anthony became entangled. Thomas knocked referee Marat Kogut into the crowd when he tried pulling away from Anthony. — Reuters
