Raptors’ Fred VanVleet Fined $30K for Comments About Officers After Loss vs Clippers
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Toronto Raptors level guard Fred VanVleet knew he confronted a possibility of being fined when he voiced his frustration about officiating within the NBA, and that got here to fruition on Thursday.
Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium reported that the league has fined VanVleet $30,000 for his comments after Wednesday evening’s loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.
VanVleet scored 13 aspects in Toronto’s 108-100 loss, which used to be its 2d straight and dropped its epic to 32-35. The Raptors were known as for 23 fouls when put next with excellent 18 on the Clippers, and VanVleet bought his eighth technical crude of the year.
“I develop no longer mind, I will engage a comely, I develop no longer if truth be told care,” VanVleet acknowledged Wednesday. “I thought Ben Taylor used to be f–king horrifying tonight. I have confidence that on most nights, out of the three [officials], there is one or two that excellent f–k the game up. Or no longer it is been adore that just a few games in a row. [Losing on Monday at] Denver used to be annoying, obviously. You advance out tonight, competing barely annoying, and I salvage a bulls–t tech that adjustments the total dynamic of the game, modified the total dash of the game.”
In Toronto’s loss to the Denver Nuggets earlier this week, ahead Scottie Barnes used to be known as for a technical crude with 28 seconds left in a one-level game. The Raptors went on to lose 118-113.
Toronto bought off to a leisurely initiate this season, nonetheless the crew is currently ninth within the Eastern Convention as the postseason approaches.
The Raptors will behold to leap back after they consult with the Los Angeles Lakers (32-34) on Friday.
