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NBA fines Naz Reid $50,000 for complaining about the refs

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AFP

Published 2 months ago

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Naz Reid was fined $50,000 by the NBA on Friday for questioning the integrity of game officials in a Wednesday home victory over the Houston Rockets.

[p]The incident, which brought [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/reid-naz/zDWvtXt5/"]Reid[/a] a technical foul and ejection, came 47 seconds into overtime of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/minnesota-timberwolves/KjBIVQcI/"]Minnesota[/a]'s 110-108 triumph.[/p][p]Reid was whistled for a charging foul on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/houston-rockets/Sr9PQALP/"]Houston[/a] big man [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sengun-alperen/6VXU9SGb/"]Alperen Sengun[/a] early in overtime. The T-Wolves challenged the call but were denied after video review, a result that led Reid to complain to referee Scott Foster about the decision, leading to his ejection.[/p][embed guid="3cc17a93-a420-4f60-bf86-f129b94d2b33" url="https://x.com/ESPNNBA/status/2037021844390519008?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]The 26-year-old American, in his seventh NBA campaign all with Minnesota, was voted the NBA Sixth Man of the Year in 2024 as the league's top reserve player.[/p][p]Minnesota stands 45-28, fifth in the Western Conference just behind [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/denver-nuggets/CxvW27TI/"]Denver[/a] with nine games remaining in the regular season.[/p][p]The Rockets are sixth in the West, 1.5 games behind the Timberwolves.[/p]

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