Jan 25, 2022; San Francisco, California, USA; Dallas Mavericks forward-center Kristaps Porzingis (6) gestures to fans as he leaves the court after being ejected from the game during the fourth quarter against the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports
Dallas Mavericks center/forward Kristaps Porzingis was fined $15,000 by the NBA on Wednesday for kicking a ball into the stands one day earlier.
The incident occurred in the fourth quarter of the Mavs’ blowout loss to Golden State. Porzingis mishandled a pass in the lane, resulting in a turnover, and gave the ball a meager kick into the second row behind the basket.
Porzingis was assessed a technical foul and ejected. NBA president of league operations Byron Spruell announced the fine.
Porzingis scored just nine points on 4-of-15 shooting in 25 minutes. He was just 1 of 7 from the 3-point line. The turnover was his third of the game.
The Warriors won 130-92.
–Field Level Media