Raptors president fined $25K for walking onto court to ‘verbally confront’ refs
As if things weren’t already bad enough for the Toronto Raptors during their series against the Cleveland Cavaliers, a team official has now been slapped with a hefty fine for his behavior during Game 3 on Saturday.
The NBA announced on Sunday that Raptors president Masai Ujiri has been fined $25,000 for walking onto the court during halftime of Game 3 to “verbally confront game officials.”
Masai Ujiri has been fined $25,000 for confronting refs, the NBA announced. pic.twitter.com/PDRnikC9In
— Alex Kennedy (@AlexKennedyNBA) May 6, 2018
It appears Ujiri began arguing with officials after Serge Ibaka was called for a foul.
Not only is Dwane Casey hot about reversing that foul on Ibaka from shooting to out of bounds, Raptors GM Masai Ujiri was just courtside yelling at refs.
— Jeff Zillgitt (@JeffZillgitt) May 6, 2018
The Raptors are trailing Cleveland 3-0 in the series, and LeBron James may have unofficially ended their season with the way he finished off Game 3.