NBA Fines and Suspensions

Here's a listing of publicized NBA (league and team) fines and suspensions since 94-95. Note that this is not complete as not all fines are reported (such as a fine for a player missing practice). I also don't list the mandatory fines for technicals, ejections, and flagrants.

17-18 5/6/18 The NBA fined Toronto president Masai Ujiri $25,000 for walking onto the court to confront the refs at halftime during Saturday's Tor-Cle game. 4/24/18 The NBA fined Russell Westbrook (OKC) $10,000 for initiating a confrontation with Rudy Gobert (Uta) during Monday's Uta-OKC game. 4/21/18 The NBA fined Markieff Morris (Was) $25,000 for attempting to escalate an altercation and pushing a ref during Friday's Tor-Was game. 4/21/18 The NBA fined Marcus Morris (Bos) $15,000 for criticizing the refs after Friday's Bos-Mil game. 4/20/18 The NBA fined Justise Winslow (Mia) $15,000 for stepping on Joel Embiid's (Phi) face mask after it had fallen to the ground during Thursday's Mia-Phi game. 4/13/18 The NBA suspended Jodie Meeks (Was) for 25 games for violating the NBA's anti-drug program for testing positive for a growth hormone. His suspension will start with Saturday's playoff game. 4/8/18 The NBA fined Markieff Morris (Was) $15,000 for using inappropriate comments towards a ref following his ejection from Friday's Was-Atl game. 4/3/18 The NBA suspended Nerlens Noel (Dal) for 5 games for violating the NBA's anti-drug program. [The league does not announce the specific reasons for the suspension, but based on the number of games it was most likely marijuana usage.] 4/3/18 The NBA suspended Thabo Sefolosha (Uta) for 5 games for violating the NBA's anti-drug program. [The league does not announce the specific reasons for the suspension, but based on the number of games it was most likely marijuana usage.] Sefolosha, who is out with an injury, will start serving his suspension the first regular season game he is eligible to play. 4/3/18 The NBA fined Quincy Acy (Bro) $25,000 and fined Andre Drummond (Det) $15,000 for their altercation during Sunday's Bro-Det game. Drummond shoved Acy and then Acy "aggressively" pursued Drummond. 3/31/18 Miami fined Hassan Whiteside an undisclosed amount for his comments to the media expressing frustration with his role on the team following Saturday's Mia-Bro game. 3/30/18 The NBA fined Robin Lopez (Chi) $25,000 for yelling at the refs and failing to leave the court in a timely manner following his ejection during Thursday's Mia-Chi game. 3/27/18 The NBA fined Evan Turner (Por) $10,000 for making an inappropriate gesture during Sunday's Por-OKC game. 3/22/18 The NBA suspended Dwight Howard (Cha) for 1 game for collecting his 16th technical foul of the season - an automatic suspension. 3/20/18 The NBA fined Gerald Green (Hou) $25,000 for shoving Gorgui Dieng (Min) during Sunday's Hou-Min game. 3/20/18 The NBA fined Marcus Morris (Bos) $15,000 for verbally abusing the refs during Sunday's Bos-NO game. 3/18/18 The NBA fined New Orleans head coach Alvin Gentry $15,000 for criticizing the refs following Saturday's NO-Hou game. 3/18/18 The NBA fined Detroit head coach Stan Van Gundy $15,000 for criticizing the refs following Saturday's Por-Det game. 3/17/18 The NBA fined Marquese Chriss (Pho) and Jared Dudley (Pho) $25,000 each. During Thursday's Pho-Uta game, Dudley body slammed Ricky Rubio (Uta) on a break and Chriss shoved Rubio during the ensuing altercation. 3/16/18 The NBA fined LAC coach Doc Rivers $15,000 for criticizing the refs following Thursday's Hou-LAC game. 3/1/18 Cleveland suspended J.R. Smith for 1 game for conduct detrimental to the team. 2/22/18 The NBA fined Dallas owner Mark Cuban $600,000 for his comments stating that Dallas' best course was to tank. 2/9/18 The NBA fined head coach J.B. Bickerstaff (Mem) $25,000 for making inappropriate comments towards a ref and failing to leave the court in a timely manner after his ejection from Wednesday's Uta-Mem game. 2/8/18 The NBA fined Draymond Green (GS) $50,000 for using inappropriate language towards a ref during Tuesday's OKC-GS game. 2/6/18 The NBA suspended Willie Reed (Det) for 6 games for his criminal domestic violence incident involving his wife on August 5. 2/6/18 The NBA fined the LA Lakers $50,000 for team president Magic Johnson's public praising of Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil), citing it as a violation of the anti-tampering rules. 1/25/18 The NBA fined Kevin Durant (GS) $15,000 for verbally criticizing the refs following Tuesday's GS-NY game. 1/18/18 The NBA suspended Arron Afflalo (Orl) for 2 games for throwing a punch at Nemanja Bjelica (Min) during Tuesday's Orl-Min game 1/17/18 The NBA suspended Trevor Ariza (Hou) and Gerald Green (Hou) for 2 games for entering the LA Clipper's lockerroom following Monday's Hou-LAC game. 1/16/18 The NBA fined DeMar DeRozan (Tor) $15,000 for publically criticizing the refs following Saturday's GS-Tor game. 1/12/18 The NBA fined Rodney Hood (Uta) $35,000 for slapping the hone out a fan's hand while exiting the court after his ejection from Wednesday's Uta-Was game. 1/10/18 The NBA suspended James Johnson (Mia) and Serge Ibaka (Tor) for 1 game for throwing punches at each other during Tuesday's Mia-Tor game. 1/10/18 The NBA fined DeMar DeRozan (Tor) $25,000 and Goran Dragic (Mia) $10,000 for their altercation during Tuesday's Mia-Tor game. 1/10/18 The NBA fined Isaiah Thomas (Cle) $20,000 for his flagrant foul on Andrew Wiggins (Min) during Monday's Cle-Min game. 1/8/18 The NBA fined Draymond Green (GS) $25,000 for publically criticizing the refs after Saturday's GS-LAC game. 12/31/17 The NBA fined Patrick Patterson (OKC) $10,000 for publically complaining about the refs on twitter on Saturday. 12/6/17 The NBA fined Marc Gasol (Mem) $15,000 for using profane language during a tv interview following Monday's Mem-Min game. 12/6/17 The NBA fined Allen Crabbe (Bro) $15,000 for throwing the ball at the basket stanchion during Monday's Atl-Bro game. 12/4/17 The NBA suspended Shaun Livingston (GS) for 1 game and ref Courtney Kirkland for 1 week for their part in a an altercation, that included the two bumping heads, during Sunday's GS-Mia game. 12/2/17 The NBA fined Austin Rivers (LAC) $25,000 for a verbal outburst towards a fan during Thursday's Uta-LAC game. 12/1/17 The NBA fined Anthony Davis (NO) $25,000 for verbally abusing a ref and failing to leave the court in a timely manner following his ejection from Wednesday's Min-NO game. 11/25/17 The NBA fined Dwight Howard (Cha) $35,000 for making an obscene gesture towards the fans during Friday's Cle-Cha game. 11/20/17 The NBA suspended head coach Michael Malone (Den) for 1 game for entering the court and making contact with a ref during Sunday's Den-LAL game. 11/9/17 The NBA fined head coach Jason Kidd (Mil) $15,000 for publically criticizing the refs following Tuesday's Mil-Cle game. 11/8/17 The NBA fined Paul George (OKC), Russell Westbrook (OKC), and head coach Billy Donovan (OKC) $15,000 each for publically criticizing the refs following Sunday's OKC-Por game. 11/7/17 The NBA fined Dwight Howard (Cha) $25,000 for making an obscene gesture towards a fan during Sunday's Cha-Min game. 11/6/17 The NBA fined Eric Bledsoe (Pho) $10,000 for his comment on Twitter saying that he wanted out of Phoenix. 10/29/17 The NBA suspended Carrick Felix (Was) and Markieff Morris (Was) for 1 game for leaving the bench during an altercation during Friday's Was-GS game. Morris, who is injured, will serve the suspension the next game he is healthy enough to play. The NBA fined Bradley Beal (Was) $50,000, Draymond Green (GS) $25,000, and Kelly Oubre (Was) $15,000 for their roles in the altercation. 10/24/17 The NBA fined Josh Jackson (Pho) $35,000 for making a menacing gesture and using inappropriate language towards a fan during Saturday's Pho-LAC game. 10/24/17 The NBA fined Joe Ingles (Uta) $15,000 for making contact in the groin area with Steven Adams (OKC) during Saturday's Uta-OKC game. 10/23/17 The NBA fined Stephen Curry (GS) $50,000 for throwing his mouth piece in the direction of a ref during Saturday's GS-Mem game. 10/23/17 The NBA fined Andre Iguodala (GS) $15,000 for verbally abusing a ref during Saturday's GS-Mem game. 10/22/17 The NBA fined Kyrie Irving (Bos) $25,000 for using inappropriate language towards a fan during Friday's Bos-Phi game. 10/21/17 The NBA fined DeMarcus Cousins (NO) $25,000 for using inappropriate language towards a fan during Wednesday's NO-Mem game. 10/18/17 Chicago suspended Bobby Portis for 8 games for throwing a punch at teammate Nikola Mirotic during practice. Mirotic suffered broken bones in his face and is expected to be out 4 to 6 weeks. 10/14/17 The NBA suspended C.J. McCollum (Por) for 1 game for leaving the bench during an altercation in Wednesday's Por-Pho game. 8/31/17 The NBA fined the LA Lakers $500,000 for tampering when the Laker's GM contacted Paul George's agent when George was still with Indiana. 7/8/17 The NBA fined Joel Embiid (Phi) $10,000 for swearing on social media. 16-17 6/23/17 The NBA suspended Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Det) for 2 games for pleading guilty to DWI. 6/16/17 The NBA suspended Monta Ellis (Ind) for violating the league's anti-drug program. The suspension will start at the beginning of the 17-18 regular season. 6/16/17 The NBA suspended Reggie Bullock (Det) for 5 games for violating the league's anti-drug program. The suspension will start at the beginning of the 17-18 regular season. 5/10/17 The NBA fined Isaiah Thomas (Bos) $25,000 for directing inappropriate language towards a fan during Friday's Bos-Was game. 5/6/17 The NBA suspended Kelly Oubre (Was) for 1 game for knocking over Kelly Olynyk (Bos) during Thursday's Was-Bos game. 5/3/17 The NBA fined Nene (Hou) $15,000 for shoving Dewayne Dedmon (SA) above the shoulders during Monday's SA-Hou game. 4/26/17 The NBA fined Houston owner Leslie Alexander $100,000 for confronting a ref during Tuesday's Hou-OKC game. 4/23/17 The NBA fined Rajon Rondo (Chi) $25,000 for attempting to trip Jae Crowder (Bos) during Friday's Bos-Chi game while Rondo was on the bench. 4/23/17 The NBA fined Patrick Beverley (Hou) $25,000 for confronting a fan after Friday's Hou-OKC game. 4/21/17 The NBA fined Kelly Oubre (Was) $25,000 for kicking the ball into the stands at the end of Wednesday's Was-Atl game. 4/21/17 The NBA fined Russell Westbrook (OKC) $15,000 for cursing during a post-game interview following Wednesday's Hou-OKC game. 4/19/17 The NBA fined Marcus Smart (Bos) $25,000 for making an obscene gesture (flipping the bird) during Tuesday's Bos-Chi game. 4/19/17 The NBA fined Mem coach David Fitzdale $30,000 for criticizing the refs following Monday's Me-SA game. 4/12/17 The NBA fined Paul George (Ind) $25,000 for pubically criticizing the refs following Monday's Phi-Ind game. 4/12/17 The NBA fined Gerald Henderson (Phi) $25,000 for elbowing Paul George (Ind) in the head during Monday's Phi-Ind game. 4/2/17 The NBA fined John Wall (Was) $15,000 for publically criticizing the refs following Friday's Was-Uta game. 3/25/17 The NBA suspended Joakim Noah (NY) for 20 days for violation the NBA's anti-drug policy (steroids). Noah, who is injured, will start serving the suspension once he is physically healthy enough to play. 3/22/17 The NBA suspended Robin Lopez (Chi) and Serge Ibaka (Tor) for 1 game for the their fight during Tuesday's Tor-Chi game. Toronto assistant Jamaal Magloire was fined $15,000 for pushing Nikola Mirotic (Chi) during the incident. 3/19/17 The NBA fined Greg Monroe (Mil) $35,000, Nick Young (LAL) $25,000, and D'Angelo Russell (LAL) $15,000 for their roles in an altercation during Friday's Mil-LAL game. 3/13/17 The NBA fined Andre Iguodala (GS) $10,000 for making inappropriate comments during a post-game interview following Friday's GS-Min game. 3/10/17 The NBA fined Markieff Morris (Was) $25,000 for kicking Mason Plumlee (Den) in the groin during Wednesday's Was-Den game. 3/9/17 The NBA fined Jared Dudley (Pho) $35,000 for escalating an altercation during Tuesday's Pho-Was game. The NBA fined Brandon Jennings (Was) $35,000 for making menacing gestures during the same incident. 3/9/17 The NBA fined DeMarcus Cousins (NO) $50,000 for using inappropriated language towards the fans in two separate incidents, one during the March 5 NO-LAL game and the other during the March 6 NO-Uta game. 3/4/17 The NBA suspended coach Mike Budenholzer (Atl) for 1 game for making contact with a ref during Friday's Atl-Cle game. 2/28/17 The NBA suspended DeMarcus Cousins (NO) for 1 game for collecting his 18th tech of the season, an automatic suspension. 2/28/17 The NBA fined Markieff Morris (Was) $25,000 for throwing the basketball at a ref and into the stands during Sunday's Was-Uta game. 2/26/17 The NBA fined Rudy Gobert (Uta) $25,000 for making contact with a ref during Friday's Mil-Uta game. 2/24/17 Atlanta suspended Dennis Schroder for 1 game for for missing the first practice after the All-Star break. 2/10/17 The NBA suspended Alex Len (Pho) for 1 game for leaving the bench during an altercation during Wednesday's Pho-Mem game. 2/10/17 The NBA fined Tyler Ulis (Pho), Marquese Chriss (Pho), and Troy Daniels (Mem) $15,000 each for their altercation during Wednesday's Pho-Mem game. 2/7/17 The NBA suspended DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) for 1 game for receiving his 16th technical foul, an automatic suspension. 2/7/17 The NBA fined DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) $25,000 for making an inappropriate statement and gesture following Saturday's Sac-Por game. 2/6/17 The NBA fined Steve Kerr (GS) $25,000 for verbally abusing the refs and failing to leave the court in a timely manner following his ejected from Saturday's GS-Sac game. 2/3/17 The NBA fined James Johnson (Mia) $25,000 and Taurean Prince (Atl) $25,000 for their confrontation during Wednesday's Mia-Atl game. 1/25/17 The NBA fined Zaza Pachulia (GS) $15,000 for hitting Luke Babbitt (Min) in the face during Monday's GS-Mia game. 1/20/17 The NBA fined Sidney Lowe (Was) $5,000 and fined Washington $15,000 for Lowe standing on the court near the end of Thursday's Was-NY game. 1/13/17 The NBA fined Jae Crowder (Bos) $25,000 and fined John Wall (Was) $15,000 for their confrontation on the court after Wednesday's Bos-Was game. 1/11/17 The NBA fined Justin Anderson (Dal) $25,000 for hitting Kris Dunn (Min) in the head during Monday's Dal-Min game. 1/11/17 The NBA fined Kyle O'Quinn (NY) $25,000 for striking and push Anthony Davis (NO) during Monday's NO-NY game. 1/10/17 New York fined Derrick Rose an undisclosed amount for missing Monday's NY-NO game. 1/9/17 The NBA fined Jordan Clarkson (LAL) $15,000 for throwing a forearm above the shoulders to Goran Dragic (Mia) during Friday's Mia-LAL game. 12/28/16 The NBA fined Paul George (Ind) $15,000 and Nate McMillan (Ind) $10,000 for their comments about the officiating following Monday's Ind-Chi game. 12/20/16 Sacramento fined DeMarcus Cousins and undisclosed amount (reportedly $50,000) for his verbal tirade against a reporter. 12/14/16 The NBA fined Luke Walton (LAL) $15,000 for verbably abusing a ref and failing to leave the court in a timely manner following his ejection from Monday's Sac-LAL game. 12/1/16 The NBA fined Andre Drummond (Det) $15,000 for hitting Roy Hibbert (Cha) in the head with an elbow during Tuesday's Det-Cha game. 12/1/16 The NBA fined Doc Rivers (LAC) $15,000 for verbal abuse of a ref and failing to leave the court in a timely manner following his ejection from Tuesday's LAC-Bro game. 11/27/16 The NBA fined Bradley Beal (Was) $15,000 for grabbing the throat of Evan Fournier (Orl) during Friday's Was-Orl game. 11/25/16 Detroit suspended Stanley Johnson for 1 game for violating team rules. 11/20/16 The NBA fined Steve Kerr (GS) $25,000 for publically criticizing the refs during a radio interview on Thursday. 11/13/16 The NBA fined Brandon Jennings (NY) $15,000 for using inappropriate language towards a ref following his ejection during Friday's Bos-NY game. 11/9/16 The NBA fined John Wall (Was) $25,000 for inappropriate interaction with a ref during Monday's Hou-Was game. 11/8/16 The NBA fined Paul George (Ind) $15,000 for kicking the ball into the stands during Saturday's Chi-Ind game. 11/4/16 The NBA suspended Dante Cunningham (NO) for 1 game for his guilty plea to DUI. 11/3/16 The NBA fined Matt Barnes (Sac) $15,000 for using inappropriate language towards the refs during Tuesday's Mia-Sac game. 10/31/16 The NBA fined DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) $25,000 for throwing his mouth piece and entering the stands during Saturday's Sac-Min game. 10/28/16 The NBA fined Dwyane Wade (Mia) $25,000 for making an a throat slashing gesture after making a basket late in Thursday's Mia-Chi game. 10/13/16 The NBA suspended Detroit assistant Tim Hardaway for 3 games for his no-contest plea for DWI. The suspension will start at the beginning of the regular season. 10/2/16 The NBA suspended Darren Collison (Sac) for 8 games for his guilty plea to domestic battery. Collison will serve the suspension at the start of the 16-17 regular season. 9/14/16 The NBA suspended Mitch McGary (OKC) for 10 additional games for violating the league's anti-drug policy. McGary will miss the first 15 games of the 16-17 regular season. 7/8/16 The NBA suspended Mitch McGary (OKC) for 5 games for violating the league's anti-drug policy. McGary will serve the suspension at the start of the 16-17 regular season. 7/1/16 The NBA announced that O.J. Mayo (Mil) has been disqualified from the NBA for violating the league's anti-drug policy. Mayo can apply for reinstatement in 2 years. 15-16 6/17/16 The NBA fined Stephen Curry (GS) $25,000 for throwing his mouth piece into the stands following collecting his 6th foul during Thursday's GS-Cle game. 6/17/16 The NBA fined GS coach Steve Kerr $25,000 for criticizing the refs following Thursday's GS-Cle game. 6/12/16 The NBA suspended Draymond Green (GS) for 1 game for collecting his 4th flagrant foul point of the playoffs, an automatic suspension for collecting 4 points. The league assessed Green the flagrant (level 1) on reviewing Friday's GS-Cle game for an incident with LeBron James (Cle). James was assessed a technical foul for stepping over Green which resulted in Green's reaction. 6/12/16 The NBA fined Cleveland coach Tyronn Lue $25,000 for his comments about the officiating following Friday's GS-Cle game. 6/2/16 The NBA suspended Bismack Biyombo (Tor) for 1 game for collecting his 4th flagrant foul points in the playoffs during last Thursday's Tor-Cle game [4+ playoff flagrant foul points results in an automatic suspension]. Biyombo will serve the suspension at the start of the 16-17 regular season. 5/23/16 The NBA fined Draymond Green (GS) $25,000 for his flagrant foul on Steven Adams (OKC) during Sunday's OKC-GS game. 5/22/16 The NBA suspended Dahntay Jones (Cle) for 1 game for hitting Bismack Biyombo (Tor) in the groin during Friday's Cle-Tor game. 5/22/16 The NBA fined Dwane Casey (Tor coach) $25,000 for his criticism of the refs following Friday's Cle-Tor game. 5/11/16 The NBA fined Goran Dragic (Mia) $2,000 for swinging at Cory Joseph (Tor) during Monday's Tor-Mia game. 4/24/16 The NBA fined Russell Westbrook (OKC) $25,000 for directing inappropriate language towards a fan during Saturday's OKC-Dal game. 4/24/16 The NBA fined Kevin Durant (OKC) $15,000 for his flagrant foul on Justin Anderson (Dal) during Saturday's OKC-Dal game. 4/23/16 The NBA fined Marcus Smart (Bos) $5,000 for his flop during Friday's Bos-Atl game. 4/18/16 The NBA fined Stan Van Gundy (Det coach) $25,000 for his comments about the refs not calling offensive fouls on LeBron James (Cle) following Sunday's Det-Cle game. 4/1/16 The NBA fined Julius Randle (LAL) $15,000 for making an obscene gesture during Thursday's LAL-Mia game. 3/31/16 The NBA suspended DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) for 1 game for receiving his 16th technical of the season. 3/19/16 The NBA suspended Matt Barnes (Mem) for 1 game for trying to enter Milwaukee's locker room and verbally challenging John Henson (Mil) after Barnes and Henson were ejected from Thusday's Mem-Mil game. The NBA fined Greivis Vasquez (Mil) $15,000, Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) $10,000, and Greg Monroe (Mil) $10,000 for the roles in the incident. 3/10/16 Sacramento suspended DeMarcus Cousins for 1 game for conduct detrimental to the team. Cousins yelled at head coach George Karl during Wednesday's Sac-Cle game. 3/7/16 The NBA fined Marcus Smart (Bos) $15,000 for making an obscene gesture during Friday's Bos-NY game. 3/3/16 The NBA fined Jerami Grant (Phi) $10,000 for throwing a water bottle into the stands during Monday's Was-Phi game. 2/11/16 The NBA suspended Hassan Whiteside (Mia) for 1 game for throwing an elbow at Boban Marjanovic (SA) during Tuesday's Mia-SA game. 2/9/16 The LA Clippers suspended Blake Griffin for 4 games and will withhold his pay for an additional game for punching a friend in January which resulted in Griffin breaking a bone in his right hand. 2/2/16 The NBA suspended Dwight Howard (Hou) for 1 game for striking the arm of a ref during Saturday's Hou-Was game. 2/2/16 The NBA fined J.B. Bickerstaff (Hou coach) $10,000 for criticizing the refs following Saturday's Hou-Was game. 1/20/16 The NBA fined Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Det) $10,000 for kicking a chair that was in the stands. 1/7/16 The NBA suspended Ty Lawson (Hou) for 3 games for his DUI violation in California from July. 1/4/16 The NBA fined Marcus Morris (Det) $15,000 for shoving Paul George (Ind) during Saturday's Det-Ind game and fined George $10,000 for his role in the altercation. 1/4/16 The NBA fined O.J. Mayo (Mil) $25,000 for aggressively pursuing a ref and failing to leave the court in a timely manner following his ejection from Saturday's Mil-Min game. 12/28/15 The NBA suspended Matt Barnes (Mem) for 2 games for an off the court altercation with New York head coach Derek Fisher on 10/3/15 at a party for Barnes' ex-wife. 12/24/15 Phoenix suspended Markieff Morris for 2 games for tossing a towel towards head coach Jeff Hornacek during Wednesday's Den-Pho game. 12/19/15 The NBA fined Paul George (Ind) $35,000 for criticizing the refs and using foul language following Friday's Bro-Ind game. 12/18/15 The NBA suspended Ty Lawson (Hou) for 2 games for his guilty plea in a drunk driving case in Colorado. 12/11/15 The NBA suspended Rajon Rondo (Sac) for 1 game for using foul language towards a ref and failing to leave the court in a timely manner following his ejection from the December 3 Sac-Hou game. 12/9/15 The NBA suspended Al Jefferson (Cha) for 5 games for violating the NBA's anti-drug policy. 12/2/15 Philadelphia suspended Jahlil Okafor to 2 games for conduct detrimental to the team with his recent off the court troubles. Okafor had been involved in 2 altercations at nightclubs and cited for speeding. 12/1/15 The NBA fined Reggie Jackson (Det) $25,000 for using inappropriate language towards a fan during Friday's Det-OKC game. 11/26/15 The NBA suspended Jason Kidd (Mil coach) for 1 game for confronting a ref and slapping the ball out of the ref's hands during Wednesday's Sac-Mil game. 11/23/15 The NBA fined Mike Budenholzer (Atl) $25,000 for making contact with a ref during Saturday's Cle-Atl game. 11/19/15 The NBA suspended DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) for hitting Al Horford (Atl) in the head during Wednesday's Atl-Sac game. 11/18/15 The NBA fined Marvin Williams (Cha) $15,000 for making excessive contact to the head of Louis Amundson (NY) during Tuesday's NY-Cha game. 11/10/15 Miami suspended Gerald Green for 2 games for conduct detrimental to the team. 10/29/15 The NBA fined Paul George (Ind) $10,000 for criticizing the refs following Wednesday's Tor-Ind game. 10/29/15 The NBA fined Austin Rivers (LAC) $25,000 for tossing a seat cushion into the stands during Wednesday's Sac-LAC game. 10/23/15 The NBA fined Gerald Green (Mia) $25,000 for making menacing gestures on the court during Wednesday's Mia-Was game. 10/9/15 The NBA suspended Trevor Booker (Uta) for 1 game for hitting Roy Hibbert (LAL) in the head with an open hand during Tuesday's Uta-LAL preseason game. The suspension will be served at the start of the regular season. 9/8/15 The NBA fined Markieff Morris (Pho) $10,000 for making a public statement implying that he wished to be traded. 8/25/15 The NBA fined the LA Clippers $250,000 for violating the league's rules while trying to re-sign DeAndre Jordan by making a presentation to Jordan on July 2, during the July Moratorium. 7/7/15 The NBA fined Dallas owner Mark Cuban $25,000 for publically commenting about LA Clippers free agent DeAndre Jordan. Although teams are permitted to negotiate with free agents during the July Moratorium (July 1-9), they can not publically talk about free agents. 14-15 5/29/15 The NBA suspended Dwight Howard (Hou) for 1 game for collecting his 4th flagrant foul point during the playoffs. He will serve the suspension at the start of the 15-16 regular season. 5/20/15 The NBA fined Stephen Curry (GS) $5,000 for his flop during Tuesday's GS-Hou game. 5/11/15 The NBA fined Dwight Howard (Hou) $15,000 for making contact above the shoulders on Matt Barnes (LAC) during Sunday's Hou-LAC game. 5/9/15 The NBA fined Glen Davis (LAC) $5,000 for flopping during Friday's LAC-Hou game. 5/8/15 The NBA fined Matt Barnes (LAC) $50,000 for using inappropriate language with James Harden's (Hou) mother during Wednesday's LAC-Hou game. 5/8/15 The NBA fined Joakim Noah (Chi) $25,000 for pushing a fan while walking into the locker room during Wednesday's Chi-Cle game. 5/7/15 The NBA fined Corey Brewer (Hou) $5,000 for his flop during Wednesday's Hou-LAC game. 5/2/15 The NBA suspended Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) for 1 game for shoving Mike Dunleavy (Chi) during Thursday's Chi-Mil game. Antetokounmpo will serve the suspension at the start of the 15-16 regular season. 4/29/15 The NBA fined Doc Rivers (LAC) $25,000 for criticizing the refs following Tuesday's SA-LAC game. 4/27/15 The NBA suspended J.R. Smith (Cle) for 2 games for hitting Jae Crowder (Bos) in the face during Sunday's Cle-Bos game. 4/27/15 The NBA suspended Kelly Olynyk (Bos) for 1 game for locking up Kevin Love (Cle) which resulted in Love dislocating his shoulder during Sunday's Cle-Bos game. Olynyk will serve the suspension at the start of the 15-16 regular season. 4/27/15 The NBA fined Kendrick Perkins (Cle) $15,000 and upgraded his flagrant foul to a level 2. The foul occurred during Sunday's Cle-Bos game when Perkins set a hard screen on Jae Crowder (Bos). 4/25/15 The NBA fined Rick Carlisle (Dal) $25,000 for criticizing the refs following Friday's Dal-Hou game. 4/19/15 The NBA fined Masai Ujiri (Tor GM) $35,000 and the Toronto Raptors $25,000 for Ujiri using an expletive while talking with the fans about Paul Pierce (Was) on Saturday [Pierce had previously made disparaging comments about the Raptors]. 4/6/15 The NBA suspended Carl Landry (Sac) for 1 game for leaving the bench during an altercation between Rudy Gobert (Uta) and Derrick Williams (Sac) during Sunday's Uta-Sac game. 4/5/15 The NBA suspended Shaun Livingston (GS) for 1 game for striking Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) in the groin during Saturday's GS-Dal game. 3/31/15 The NBA fined Glen Davis (LAC) $15,000 for kicking a seat cushion into the stands during Sunday's Bos-LAC game. 3/21/15 The NBA suspended Marcus Smart (Bos) for 1 game for hitting Matt Bonner (SA) in the groin during Friday's Bos-SA game. 3/21/15 The NBA fined Amare Stoudemire (Dal) $15,000 for verbally abusing the refs following his ejection during Friday's Dal-Mem game. 3/19/15 The NBA fined Marcin Gortat (Was) $5,000 for his 2nd ruled flop of the season. The flop occurred during Wednesday's Was-Uta game. 3/14/15 The NBA suspended Joel Freeland (Por) and Shawne Williams (Det) for 1 game for head butting each other during Friday's Por-Det game. 3/13/15 The NBA suspended Marreese Speights (GS) for 1 game for his no contest plea on a reckless driving charge. 3/13/15 The NBA fined Kevin Seraphin (Was) $15,000 for making excessive contact with Jon Leuer (Mem) during Thursday's Was-Mem game. 3/10/15 The NBA suspended Hassan Whiteside (Mia) for elbowing Kelly Olynyk (Bos) in the neck during Monday's Bos-Mia game. 3/9/15 The NBA fined Dahntay Jones (LAC) $10,000 for bumping into Draymond Green (GS) during a postgame interview. 3/3/15 The NBA fined Alex Len (Pho) $20,000 for initiating an altercation with Hassan Whiteside (Mia) during Monday's Mia-Pho game. Whiteside was fined $15,000 for his role in the altercation. 3/3/15 The NBA fined Markieff Morris (Pho) $15,000 for his flagrant foul on Goran Dragic (Mia) during Monday's Mia-Pho game. 3/3/15 The NBA fined Phil Jackson (NY GM) for comments he made about a college freshman [the league did not announce the amount of the fine]. 3/3/15 Memphis suspended Tony Allen for 1 game for violating team policy. 2/28/15 The NBA suspended Festus Ezeli (GS) for 1 game for initiating an altercation with Tyler Hansbrough (Tor) during Friday's GS-Tor game. 2/25/15 Dallas suspended Rajon Rondo for 1 game for conduct detrimental to the team. Rondo got into a verbal confrontation with head coach Rick Carlisle during Tuesday's Dal-Tor game. 2/7/15 The NBA suspended Kendrick Perkins (OKC) for 1 game for head butting Tyreke Evans (NO) during Friday's OKC-Sac game. 2/7/15 The NBA fined Chris Paul (LAC) $25,000 for criticizing the refs after Thursday's LAC-Cle game. 2/5/15 The NBA fined DeMar DeRozan (Tor) $15,000 for excessive contact with Bojan Bogdanovic during Wednesday's Tor-Bro game. 1/27/15 The NBA fined Matt Barnes (LAC) $25,000 for inappropriate language directed towards a fan during Sunday's LAC-Pho game. 1/22/15 The NBA fined Dwyane Wade (Mia) $15,000 for making an obscene gesture during Wednesday's Mia-Cha game. 1/16/15 The NBA suspended Larry Sanders (Mil) at least 10 games for violating the league's anti-drug policy. After 10 games, he will not be eligible to return until after he is in full compliance to his treatment program. It was Sanders' 2nd suspension for violating the policy in the past year (the first was for marijuna use). 1/15/15 The NBA fined P.J. Hairston (Cha) $5,000 for his 2nd ruled flop of the season. The flop occurred during Wednesday's Cha-SA game. 1/14/15 The NBA fined Brandon Jennings (Det) $15,000 for making an obscene gesture during Monday's Tor-Det game. 1/13/15 The NBA suspended Kevin Garnett (Bro) for 1 game and fined Dwight Howard (Hou) $15,000 for their altercation during Monday's Hou-Bro game. Garnett threw the ball at Howard and head-butted him and Howard gave a retaliatory shove. 1/9/15 Philadelphia suspended Andrei Kirilenko for not reporting to the team. Kirilenko was traded to Philadelphia on December 11 and has yet to report. 1/6/15 The NBA fined C.J. Watson (Ind) $5,000 for his 2nd ruled flop of the season. The flop occurred during Monday's Uta-Ind game. 12/26/14 The NBA suspended Quincy Acy (NY) and fined John Wall (Was) $15,000 for their altercation during Thursday's NY-Was game. 12/22/14 The NBA fined Samuel Dalembert (NY) $15,000 for elbowing Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) in the face during Sunday's NY-Tor game. 12/18/14 The NBA suspended Larry Sanders (Mil) for 1 game for pushing Nicolas Batum (Por) in the back during Wednesday's Mil-Por game. 12/13/14 The NBA fined Matt Barnes (LAC) $25,000 for kicking a water bottle into the stands and directing foul language at the fans during Friday's LAC-Was game. 12/9/14 The NBA fined Enes Kanter (Uta) $25,000 for throwing his mouthpiece into the stands during Monday's Sac-Uta game. 12/4/14 The NBA fined Kyle O'Quinn (Orl) $15,000 for his flagrant foul on Blake Griffin (LAC) during Wednesday's Orl-LAC game. 12/2/14 The NBA fined Aaron Afflalo (Den) $15,000 for his foul on Alec Burks (Uta) during Monday's Den-Uta game. 11/19/14 The NBA suspended Jeff Taylor (Cha) for 24 games for his guilty plea to misdemeanor domestic violence assault. Taylor has already missed 11 games and will miss the next 13 games to complete the suspension. 11/17/14 Phoenix suspended P.J. Tucker for 1 game for missing the team flight to Boston on Sunday. 11/13/14 The NBA suspended Ronnie Price (LAL) for 1 game for his flagrant foul against Austin Rivers (NO) during Wednesday's LAL-NO game. 11/8/14 The NBA suspended Darrell Arthur (Den) for 1 game for shoving Dion Waiters (Cle) during Friday's Den-Cle game. 11/5/14 The NBA suspended J.R. Smith (NY) for 1 game for striking Glen Rice (Was) in the groin during Tuesday's NY-Was game. 11/3/14 The NBA fined Kevin Martin (Min) $15,000 for making an obscene gesture during Friday's Min-Chi game. 10/8/14 The NBA suspended Nene (Was), DeJuan Blair (Was), Daniel Orton (Was) and Xavier Silas (Was) for 1 game for leaving the bench during Monday's Chi-Was preseason game during an altercation. The suspensions will occur during the first regular season game. Joakim Noah (Chi) and Paul Pierce (Was) were fined $15,000 each for their roles in the altercation. 9/17/14 The NBA suspended J.J. Hickson (Den) for 5 games for violating the league's anti-drug policy. 9/9/14 The NBA suspended Greg Monroe (Det) for 2 games for his guilty plea of driving while visibly impaired. The suspension will occur at the start of the 14-15 season. 8/12/14 The NBA suspended P.J. Tucker (Pho) for 3 games for his guilty plea for DWI. The suspension will start with the start of the regular season. 8/11/14 The NBA fined Toronto $25,000 after rapper Drake (a "global ambassador" for the team) stated during a concert that Canada would welcome Kevin Durant (OKC). 8/7/14 The NBA suspended Raymond Felton (Dal) for 4 games for his guilty plea to possession of an unlicensed gun in New York. The suspension will occur at the start of the 14-15 regular season. 13-14 6/9/14 The NBA fined Dwyane Wade (Mia) $5,000 for flopping during Sunday's Mia-SA game. 6/3/14 The NBA fined Phil Jackson (NY GM) $25,000 for tampering for talking about the possibility of Derek Fisher (OKC) become the Knick's next head coach. NBA rules prohibit other teams from publically talking about other teams' up-coming free agents before July 1 (the free agency date). 5/29/14 The NBA fined Lance Stephenson (Ind) $10,000 for his flop during Wednesday's Ind-Mia game. It was his 2nd flop ruling of the playoffs. 5/29/14 The NBA fined Roy Hibbert (Ind) $5,000 for his flop during Wednesday's Ind-Mia game. 5/28/14 The NBA fined Tiago Splitter (SA) $5,000 for his flop during Tuesday's OKC-SA game. 5/27/14 The NBA fined Paul George (Ind) $25,000 for his comments about the refs following Monday's Ind-Mia game. 5/21/14 The NBA fined Lance Stephenson (Ind) $5,000 for flopping during Tuesday's Mia-Ind game. 5/15/14 The NBA fined Doc Rivers (LAC) $25,000 for criticizing the refs following Tuesday's LAC-OKC game. 4/29/14 The NBA fined LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling $2.5 million (maximum allowed) and banned him for life for attending games and any involvement with the Clippers following recordings that were made public in which Sterling made racist statements. 4/29/14 The NBA suspended DeJuan Blair (Dal) for 1 game for kicking Tiago Splitter (SA) in the head during Monday's Dal-SA game. 4/26/14 The NBA suspended Nene (Was) for 1 game for head butting Jimmy Butler (Chi) and grabbing him around the neck during Friday's Chi-Was game. 4/24/14 The NBA fined Josh McRoberts (Cha) $20,000 for making excessive contact with LeBron James (Mia) during Wednesday's Mia-Cha game. 4/21/14 The NBA fined Toronto GM Masai Ujiri $25,000 for using profanity (in referring to Brooklyn) when addressing the Toronto fans prior to Saturday's Tor-Bro game. 4/18/14 The NBA suspended Nick Calathes (Mem) for 20 games for violating the league's anti-drug policy (a performance enhancement violation). Calathes suspension will cover the playoffs games and then extend into 14-15 regular season. 4/16/14 The NBA suspended Blake Griffin (LAC) for 1 game for collecting his 16th technical of the season (an automatic suspension). 4/14/14 The NBA suspended DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) for 1 game for collecting his 16th technical of the season (an automatic suspension for reaching 16 technicals). 4/11/14 The NBA fined Dallas $25,000 for PA announcer Sean Heath's tweets criticizing the refs following the 4/1 Dal-GS game. 4/4/14 The NBA suspended Larry Sanders (Mil) for 5 games for violating the NBA's anti-drug policy. 4/1/14 The NBA fined Reggie Evans (Sac) $15,000 for elbowing Anthony Davis (NO) in the face during Monday's Sac-NO game. 4/1/14 The NBA fined Brandon Jennings (Det) $5,000 for his 2nd ruled flop of the season. The flop occurred during Monday's Det-Mil game. 3/31/14 The NBA suspended Arnett Moultrie (Phi) for 5 games for violating the league's anti-drug policy. 3/28/14 The NBA fined Jorge Guiterrez (Bro) $15,000 for making excessive contact above the shoulders of Cody Zeller (Cha) during Wednesday's Bro-Cha gem. 3/23/14 The NBA fined Drew Gooden (Was) $15,000 for attempting to throw Nick Young (Was) to the floor during Friday's Was-LAL game. 3/13/14 The NBA fined John Wall (Was) $15,000 for criticizing the refs after Wednesday's Was-Cha game. 3/11/14 The NBA suspended P.J. Tucker (Pho) for 1 game for elbowing Blake Griffin (LAC) in the chin during Monday's Pho-LAC game. 3/8/14 The NBA suspended O.J. Mayo (Mil) for 1 game for hitting Greg Stiemsma (NO) in the throat during Friday's Mil-NO games. 3/7/13 The NBA suspended Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) for 1 game for punching Reggie Evans (Sac) in the stomach during Wednesday's Mil-Sac game. 2/27/14 The NBA suspended DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) for 1 game and fined him $20,000 for throwing a punch at Patrick Beverley (Hou) and berating the refs during Tuesday's Sac-Hou game. 2/19/14 The NBA fined P.J. Tucker (Pho) $5,000 for his 2nd ruled flop of the season. The flop occurred during Tuesday's Den-Pho game. 2/6/14 The NBA fined Mario Chalmers (Mia) $5,000 for his 2nd flop ruling of the season. 2/4/14 The NBA fined Joakim Noah (Chi) $15,000 for verbally abusing the refs during Monday's Chi-Sac game. 1/21/14 The NBA fined Lance Stephenson (Ind) $5,000 for his flop during Monday's GS-Ind game (his 2nd flop ruling of the season). 1/19/14 The NBA fined Sacramento coach Michael Malone $25,000 for verbal abuse of a ref and not proceeding to the locker room following Friday's Sac-Mem game. 1/19/14 The NBA fined David West (Ind) $15,000 for elbowing Blake Griffin (LAC) in the jaw during Saturday's Ind-LAC game. 1/18/14 The NBA fined Dallas owner Mark Cuban $100,000 for confronting the refs and using in appropriate language towards them following Wednesday's Dal-LAC game. 1/16/14 The NBA suspended Nick Young (LAL) for 1 game for throwing a punch at Goran Dragic (Pho) during Wednesday's LAL-Pho game. Marcus Morris (Pho) was fined $25,000 and Alex Len (Pho) was fined $15,000 for their roles in the altercation. The NBA fined Jameer Nelson (Orl) $15,000 for his Sam Cassell imitation (carrying my big balls) during Wednesday's Orl-Chi game. 1/8/14 The NBA fined J.R. Smith (NY) $50,000 for "recurring instances of unsportsmanlike conduct." Smith untied Shawn Marion's (Dal) shoe during Sunday's Dal-NY game and (after being warned by the NBA to stop) tried to untie Greg Monroe's (Det) shoe during Tuesday's NY-Det game. 1/3/14 Denver rescinded the 2 game suspension for Andre Miller. 1/2/14 Denver suspended Andre Miller for 2 games for conduct detrimental to the team. 12/28/13 Cleveland suspended Andrew Bynum indefinitely for conduct determental to the team. 12/27/13 The NBA fined Zach Randolph (Mem) $25,000 for publically criticizing the refs following Thursday's Mem-Hou game. 12/26/13 The NBA fined Draymond Green (GS) $15,000 for failing to leave the court in a timely manner following his ejection during Wednesday's GS-LAC game. 12/24/13 The NBA fined Paul Pierce (Bro) $15,000 for his flagrant foul on George Hill (Ind) during Monday's Ind-Bos game. 12/23/13 The NBA fined Matt Barnes (LAC) $25,000 for failing to leave the court in a timely manner following his ejection during Sunday's LAC-Min game. 12/18/13 The NBA suspended Jordan Hamilton (Den) for 1 game for throwing a punch at Steven Adams (OKC) during Tuesday's OKC-Den game. 12/15/13 The NBA suspended Meyers Leonard (Por) and Daniel Orton (Phi) for 1 game for the fight during Saturday's Por-Phi game. 12/9/13 The NBA fined Corey Brewer (Min) $5,000 for his 2nd flopping violation. The incident occurred during Friday's Min-Mia game. 12/6/13 The NBA fined Nate Robinson (Den) $25,000 for criticizing the refs following Friday's Den-NY game. 11/29/13 The NBA fined Jason Kidd (Bro) $50,000 for intentionally spilling a drink near the end of Wednesday's Bro-LAL game when Brooklyn was out of timeouts. 11/25/13 The NBA suspended Andrew Bogut (GS) and Maurice Williams (Por) for 1 game for their fight during Saturday's GS-Por game. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) was fined $45,000, Wesley Matthews (Por) was fined $20,000, and Draymond Green (GS) was fined $20,000 for their roles in the altercation. 11/24/13 The NBA fined Travis Outlaw (Sac) $15,000 for his flagrant foul on J.J. Redick (LAC) during Saturday's LAC-Sac game. 11/22/13 The NBA fined Mike Woodson (NY) $25,000 for publically criticizing the refs during a sports radio interview on Thursday. 11/21/13 The NBA fined Dwight Howard (Hou) $25,000 for tossing the ball into the stands (and at a fan) during Wednesday's Dal-Hou game. 11/20/13 The NBA fined Rasheed Wallace (Bos) $10,000 for using profanity after Tuesday's Hou-Bos game. 11/19/13 The NBA suspended Tony Allen (Mem) for 1 game for kicking Chris Paul (LAC) in the face during Monday's Mem-LAC game. 11/16/13 The NBA suspended Mario Chalmers (Mia) for 1 game for throwing an elbow at Dirk Nowitzki's (Dal) chin during Friday's Dal-Mia game. 11/15/13 The NBA fined J.R. Smith (NY) $25,000 for directing hostile and inappropriate comments towards Brandon Jennings (Det) on Smith's twitter account. 11/14/13 The NBA fined Matt Barnes (LAC) $25,000 for failing to leave the court in a timely manner following his ejection during Wednesday's LAC-OKC game and for using a racial slur on his twitter account. 11/13/13 Orlando fined Glen Davis an undisclosed amount for an off the court incident where he damaged a computer at a hotel. 11/11/13 The NBA fined James Harden (Hou) $5,000 for his second flop violation of the season. 11/8/13 The NBA suspended Vince Carter (Dal) for 1 game for throwing an elbow at Steven Adams (OKC) during Wednesday's Dal-OKC game. 11/8/13 The NBA fined Mario Chalmers (Mia) $15,000 for his forearm to the throat on Blake Griffin (LAC) during Thursday's Mia-LAC game. 11/7/13 The NBA suspended Dennis Schroder (Atl) for 1 game for hitting DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) in the groin during Tuesday's Atl-Sac game. 11/6/13 The NBA fined Caron Butler (Mil) $15,000 for making an obscene gesture during Friday's Bos-Mil game. 11/4/13 The NBA fined Washington coach Randy Wittman $20,000 for using profanity during his post-game press conference following Friday's Was-Phi game. 11/2/13 The NBA fined Andray Blatche (Bro) $15,000 for making an obscene gesture during Friday's Bro-Mia game. 10/29/13 Boston suspended Jared Sullinger for 1 game for his off the court problems (he was arrested for domestic abuse, but the charges were dropped). 10/28/13 The NBA fined Ed Davis (Mem) $15,000 for unnecessary contact with Donatas Motiejunas (Hou) during Friday's Mem-Hou game. 10/24/13 The NBA suspended Markieff Morris (Pho) for 1 game for elbowing Serge Ibaka (OKC) in the face during Tuesday's Pho-OKC game. 10/21/13 The NBA suspended Hashem Thabeet (OKC) for 1 game for head butting Greg Stiemsma (NO) during the Oct. 17 OKC-NO game. 10/21/13 The NBA fined Nate Robinson (Den) $10,0000 for pushing Steven Adams (OKC) during the Oct. 15 OKC-Den game. 10/14/13 The NBA suspended Devin Ebanks (Dal) for 2 games after he pleaded no contest to a DWI charge. 10/4/13 The NBA suspended Brooklyn head coach Jason Kidd for 2 games (1st 2 games of the regular season) for his guilty plea to DWI. 9/6/13 The NBA suspended J.R. Smith for 5 games for violating the NBA anti-drug program. 8/5/13 The NBA suspended Terrel Harris (Por) for 5 games for violating the league's anti-drug policy. The suspension will occur at the start of the regular season. 7/9/13 The NBA fined Houston $150,000 for commenting about LA Lakers' free agent Dwight Howard's agreement to join the Rockets - league rules state that teams can not publically talk about free agents until the July Moratorium ends. 7/3/13 The NBA fined Spencer Hawes (Phi), Quincy Pondexter (Mem), Tony Wroten (Mem), and Isaiah Thomas (Sac) $15,000 for participating in an unsanctioned University of Washington alumni basketball game on June 23. 12-13 6/15/13 The NBA fined Chris Bosh (Mia) $5,000 for his flop during Thursday's Mia-SA Game 4. 6/2/13 The NBA fined Roy Hibbert (Ind) $75,000 for using the (full) word MF during Saturday's post-game press conference [referring to the press not watching Indiana for why he finished so low in the Defensive Player of the Year balloting (which is voted on by the press)]. 5/31/13 The NBA suspended Chris Andersen (Mia) for 1 game for his forearm shiver and followup shove on Tyler Hansbrough (Ind) during Thursday's Mia-Ind Game 5. 5/30/13 The NBA fined LeBron James (Mia) $5,000 for his flop in Tuesday's Mia-Ind Game 4. 5/30/13 The NBA fined Lance Stephenson (Ind) $5,000 for his flop in Tuesday's Mia-Ind Game 4. 5/30/13 The NBA fined David West (Ind) $5,000 for his flop in Tuesday's Mia-Ind Game 4. 5/24/13 The NBA fined Tony Allen (Mem) $5,000 for his flop in Tuesday's Mem-SA game 2. 5/12/13 The NBA fined Tom Thibodeau (Chi) $25,000 for his comments regarding the officiating following Friday's game 3. 5/10/13 The NBA fined Taj Gibson (Chi) $25,000 for verbally abusing the refs during Wednesday's Chi-Mia game. 5/10/13 The NBA fined J.R. Smith (NY) $5,000 for his flop during Sunday's Ind-NY game. 5/6/13 The NBA fined Marco Belinelli (Chi) $15,000 for his post-shot celebration [Sam Cassell's 'carrying my big balls' move] during Saturday's Chi-Bro Game 7. 5/6/13 The NBA fined Derek Fisher (OKC) $5,000 for his flop during during Wednesday's OKC-Hou Game 5. 5/5/13 The NBA fined Jeff Pendergraph (Ind) $5,000 for his flop during Wednesday's Atl-Ind game. 5/2/13 The NBA fined GS coach Mark Jackson $25,000 for his comments following Tuesday's GS-Den game complaining about how physical Denver was playing with the league saying the comments were "an attempt to influence the officiating." 4/27/13 The NBA suspended J.R. Smith (NY) for 1 game for throwing an elbow at Jason Terry (Bos) during Friday's Bos-NY game. 4/25/13 The NBA fined Doc Rivers (Bos) $25,000 for criticizing the refs following Tuesday's Bos-NY game. 4/14/13 The NBA fined Jarrett Jack (GS) $25,000 for verbal abuse of a ref during Friday's GS-LAL game. 4/13/13 The NBA suspended Richard Hamilton (Chi) for 1 game for throwing an elbow at DeMar DeRozan (Tor) during Friday's Chi-Tor game. 4/12/13 The NBA fined Kevin Durant (OKC) $25,000 for "making a menacing gesture" (finger slicing his throat after a dunk) during Thursday's OKC-GS game. 3/29/13 The NBA fined Omer Asik (Hou) $5,000 for his 2nd flopping ruling for his flop during the March 24 SA-Hou game. 3/17/13 The NBA fined Larry Sanders (Mil) $50,000 for using a derogatory and offensive term and criticizing the refs. 3/5/13 The NBA fined Serge Ibaka (OKC) $25,000 for hitting Blake Griffin (LAC) in the groin during Sunday's LAC-OKC game. 2/27/13 The NBA suspended Roy Hibbert (Ind) and David Lee (GS) for 1 game for their altercation during Tuesday's Ind-GS game. Stephen Curry (GS), Klay Thompson (GS), and Lance Stephenson (Ind) were fined $35,000 each for escalating the fight. 2/26/13 Milwaukee suspended Samuel Dalembert for 1 game for violating team policy. 2/24/13 The NBA suspended Will Bynum (Det) for 1 game for striking Tyler Hansbrough (Ind) in the stomach during Saturday's Det-Ind game 2/13/13 The NBA suspended Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) for 20 games for violating the league's anti-drug policy in testing positive for steroids [Turkoglu claimed that they were given to him by a doctor in Turkey while he was recovering from a shoulder injury]. 2/5/13 The NBA suspended Metta World Peace (LAL) for 1 game for striking Brandon Knight (Det) in the jaw during Sunday's LAL-Det game. 2/2/13 The NBA fined Rick Carlisle (Dal coach) $25,000 for criticizing the refs following Thursday's Dal-GS game. 2/1/13 The NBA suspended Matt Barnes (LAC) for 1 game for striking Greg Stiemsma (Min) in the neck during Wednesday's LAC-Min game. 1/31/13 The NBA fined Dwayne Casey (Tor coach) $25,000 for criticizing the refs following Wednesday's Atl-Tor game. 1/23/13 The NBA fined Kevin Martin (OKC) $5,000 for his 2nd flopping ruling. The flop occurred during the January 20 OKC-Den game. 1/21/13 The NBA fined J.J. Barea (Min) $5,000 for his 2nd flop ruling of the season. The flop occurred during the January 14 Dal-Min game. 1/19/13 The NBA fined Shawn Marion (Dal) $25,000 for his criticism of the refs following Friday's Dal-OKC game. 1/16/13 Atlanta suspended Josh Smith for 1 game for conduct detrimental to the team. 1/9/13 The NBA suspended Carmelo Anthony (NY) for 1 game for attempting to confront Kevin Garnett (Bos) in the tunnel area following Monday's Bos-NY game. 1/8/13 The NBA fined Dallas owner Mark Cuban $50,000 for his tweet criticizing the refs on January 5. 1/7/13 The NBA suspended Rajon Rondo (Bos) for 1 game for making contact with a ref during Sunday's Bos-Atl game and failing to cooperate with an NBA investigation. 1/7/13 The NBA fined Atlanta GM Danny Ferry $15,000 for inappropriate interaction with the refs after Sunday's Bos-Atl game. 1/5/13 Houston suspended Royce White for refusing his assignment to the NBADL. 1/2/13 The NBA fined Charlie Villanueva (Det) $25,000 for his flagrant foul on Isaiah Thomas (Sac) during Tuesday's Det-Sac game. 12/30/12 The NBA issued flopping warnings to Gustavo Ayon (Orl) (during the 12/26 NO-Orl game), Royal Ivey (Phi) (during the 12/26 Phi-Mem game), and Tony Parker (SA) (during the 12/28 Hou-SA game). 12/27/12 The NBA suspended Dwyane Wade (Mia) for 1 game for flailing his leg which connected with Ramon Session's (Cha) groin during Wednesday's Mia-Cha game. 12/27/12 The NBA fined Dwight Howard (LAL) $35,000 for his flagrant foul against Kenneth Faried (Den) during Wednesday's LAL-Den game. 12/26/12 The NBA fined Jordan Hamilton (Den) $25,000 for his vulgar exchange with a fan during Tuesday's Den-LAC game. 12/25/12 Sacramento reinstated DeMarcus Cousins (his "indefinite" suspension ended up lasting 1 game). 12/22/12 Sacramento suspended DeMarcus Cousins indefinitely for conduct detrimental to the team after Cousins exchanged words with coach Keith Smart in the locker room during halftime of Friday's Sac-LAC game. 12/16/12 The NBA suspended Joel Przybilla (Mil) for 1 game for throwing a ball at a ref during Saturday's LAC-Mil game. 12/12/12 The NBA suspended DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) for 1 game for striking O.J. Mayo (Dal) in the groin area during Monday's Sac-Dal game. 12/12/12 The NBA issued a flopping warning to Zaza Pachulia (Atl) for his flop during Friday's Atl-Was game. 12/11/12 The NBA suspended Amir Johnson (Tor) for 1 game for throwing his mouthpiece at a ref following his ejection during Monday's Tor-Por game. 12/9/12 The NBA fined coach Byron Scott (Cle) $25,000 for public criticism of the refs following Friday's Cle-Min game. 12/9/12 The NBA fined Chris Wilcox (Bos) $25,000 for making an obscene gesture at the fans during Friday's Bos-Phi game. 12/9/12 The NBA fined Stephen Jackson (SA) $25,000 for typing a hostile comment towards Serge Ibaka (OKC) in a Twitter message. 12/5/12 The NBA fined Gerald Wallace (Bro) $5,000 for flopping during Saturday's Mia-Bro game [a fine is issued for the 2nd ruling of a player flopping]. 12/5/12 The NBA issued a warning to Chauncey Billups (LAC) for flopping during Wednesday's Uta-LAC game. 11/30/12 The NBA fined San Antonio $250,000 for not playing (and sending them back to San Antonio) Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili, and Danny Green in Thursday's SA-Mia game. Commissioner David Stern in issuing the fine cited a rule that teams are required to report as soon as they know that a player will not travel and another rule against resting players in a manner contrary to the best interests of the NBA. The game was televised on TNT. 11/29/12 The NBA suspended Rajon Rondo (Bos) for 2 games for his fight with Kris Humphries (Bro) during Wednesday's Bos-Bro game. Gerald Wallace (Bro) was fined $35,000 and Kevin Garnett (Bos) was fined $25,000 for escalating the altercation. 11/26/12 The NBA fined Aaron Brooks (Sac) $25,000 for throwing his mouthpiece into the stands after Friday's Sac-Uta game. 11/21/12 The NBA fined Reggie Evans (Bro) $5,000 for his 2nd ruled flopping offense, which occurred during Tuesday's Bro-LAL game. 11/19/12 The NBA fined Zach Randolph (Mem) $25,000 for confronting Kendrick Perkins (OKC) in the locker room area following their ejections during Wednesday's Mem-OKC game. 11/11/12 The NBA suspended DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) for 2 games for his confrontation with SA broadcaster Sean Elliott after Friday's Sac-SA game. 11/8/12 The NBA suspended Thomas Robinson (Sac) for 2 games for throwing an elbow to Jonas Jerebko's (Det) neck during Wednesday's Sac-Det game. 11/6/12 The NBA fined Steve Blake (LAL) $25,000 for using inappropriate language toward a fan during the 11/2 LAL-LAC game. 11/6/12 The NBA fined Monty Williams (NO coach) $25,000 for his comments about the NBA's concussion policy. 11/5/12 The NBA issued a warning to J.J. Barea (Min) for flopping in the 11/2 Min-Sac game. 11/5/12 The NBA issued a warning to Donald Sloan (Cle) for flopping in the 11/2 Cle-Chi game. 10/30/12 The NBA suspended Matt Barnes for 1 game for his no contest plea for resisting arrest and interfering with an officer charges stemming from an incident in July. 10/25/12 Dallas suspended Delonte West for conduct detrimental to the team. 10/15/12 Dallas suspended Delonte West for 1 game for conduct detrimental to the team (West reportedly exchanged words with head coach Rick Carlisle). 11-12 6/26/12 The NBA fined Amare Stoudemire (NY) $50,000 for using offensive language (homosexual slur) in a Twitter message. 6/13/12 The NBA fined Kevin Garnett (Bos) $25,000 for failing to make himself available to the media following Saturday's Game 7 Bos-Mia game. 5/25/12 The NBA fined Erik Spoelstra (Mia) $25,000 for his comments to the press on Thursday about how the Mia-Ind series was officiated. 5/23/12 The NBA suspended Dexter Pittman (Mia) for 3 games for his flagrant foul on Lance Stephenson during Tuesday's Ind-Mia game. 5/23/12 The NBA suspended Udonis Haslem (Mia) for 1 game for his flagrant foul on Tyler Hansbrough (Ind) during Tuesday's Ind-Mia game. 5/16/12 The NBA fined Devin Ebanks (LAL) $25,000 for his actions prior and following his ejection during Monday's LAL-OKC games. 5/16/12 The NBA fined Andrew Bynum (LAL) $15,000 for failing to make himself available to the media following Tuesday's practice. 5/12/12 The NBA fined Frank Vogel (Ind) $15,000 for his comments about how he feels the refs should call the Mia-Ind series. 5/12/12 The NBA fined Ivan Johnson (Atl) $25,000 for using an obscene gesture towards fans during Thursday's Bos-Atl game. 5/12/12 The NBA fined Atl owner Michael Gearon for publicly criticizing the refs and making negative comments about Kevin Garnett (Bos) [calling him a dirty player]. 4/30/12 The NBA suspended Rajon Rondo (Bos) for 1 game for making contact with a ref during Sunday's Bos-Atl game. 4/24/12 The NBA suspended Metta World Peace (LAL) for 7 games for elbowing James Harden (OKC) in the head during Sunday's OKC-LAL game. The suspension will take placed for the Lakers' last regular season game and first 6 playoff games [if the Lakers were to lose in less than 6 games, then the remaining suspension games would occur at the start of the 12-13 regular season]. 4/23/12 The NBA fined Doug Collins (Phi) $15,000 for verbal abuse of a ref. 4/20/12 The NBA suspended Larry Sanders (Mil) for 2 games for starting an altercation and failing to leave the court in a timely manner during Thursday's Ind-Mil game. The NBA fined Danny Granger (Ind) and David West (Ind) $25,000 each for their roles in the altercation. 4/18/12 The NBA fined Delonte West (Dal) $25,000 for giving Gordon Hayward (Uta) a wet willy (poking him in the ear with a finger) during Monday's Dal-Uta game. 4/9/12 Orlando suspended Chris Duhon for 1 game for violating team rules. 4/6/12 The NBA fined DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) $25,000 for publicly criticizing the refs after Thursday's Sac-LAC game. 3/30/12 The NBA fined Reggie Evans (LAC) $25,000 for making an obscene gesture during Monday's LAC-NO game. 3/28/12 The NBA fined Glenn Davis (Orl) $35,000 for making an obscene gesture during Monday's Orl-Tor game. 3/24/12 The NBA suspended Arron Afflalo (Den) for 1 game for throwing an elbow to Gordon Hayward's (Uta) head during Friday's Den-Uta game. 3/23/12 The NBA suspended Jason Smith (NO) for 2 games for his flagrant foul on Blake Griffin (LAC) during Thursday's LAC-NO game. 3/19/12 The NBA fined Patrick Patterson (Hou) $25,000 for criticizing the refs in comments he made on Twitter. 3/13/12 The NBA fined Derrick Rose (Chi) $25,000 for criticizing the refs following Monday's Chi-NY game. 3/10/12 The NBA fined J.R. Smith (NY) $25,000 for posting a picture of a scantily clad woman on his Twitter account. 3/9/12 The NBA suspended Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) for 1 game for making contact with a ref during Thursday's Orl-Chi game. 3/7/12 The NBA fined Jason Kidd (Dal) $25,000 for criticizing the refs following Monday's Dal-OKC game. 2/20/12 The NBA suspended Rajon Rondo (Bos) for 2 games for throwing a ball at a ref during Sunday's Bos-Det game. 2/15/12 The NBA fined Howard Eisley (LAC assistant coach) $15,000 for verbally abusing a ref during Monday's Dal-LAC game. 2/6/12 The NBA suspended Kevin Love (Min) for 2 games for stomping on the upper body of Luis Scola (Hou) while Scola was on the floor during Saturday's Min-Hou game. 2/6/12 The NBA fined LA Lakers coach Mike Brown $25,000 and suspended him for 1 game for making contact with a ref and failing to leave the court in a timely manner following his ejection during Saturday's LAL-Uta game. 2/3/12 The NBA fined Dallas owner Mark Cuban $75,000 for criticizing the refs following Wednesday's Dal-OKC game. 2/3/12 The NBA fined Dallas coach Rick Carlisle $35,000 for kicking the ball into the stands during Wednesday's Dal-OKC game. 2/3/12 Orlando suspended Glen Davis for 2 games for conduct detrimental to the team. Davis reportedly got in a verbal argument with the head coach in practice. 1/28/12 The NBA suspended Stephen Jackson (Mil) for 1 game for verbally abusing the ref and failure to leave the court in a timely manner during Friday's Mil-Chi game. 1/25/12 The NBA suspended Robin Lopez (Pho) for 1 game for making contact with a ref during Tuesday's Pho-Tor game. 1/21/12 The NBA fined Derrick Favors (Uta) $25,000 for throwing the ball in to the standings during Thursday's Dal-Uta game. 1/20/12 Milwaukee suspended Stephen Jackson for 1 game for missing Friday morning's shootaround. 1/2/12 The NBA fined Josh Howard (Uta) $25,000 for his flagrant foul on James Anderson (SA) during Saturday's Uta-SA game. 12/27/11 The NBA suspended Drew Gooden (Mil) for 1 game for his flagrant foul on Gerald Henderson (Cha) during Tuesday's Cha-Mil games. 12/23/11 Due to the lockout shorten season, the NBA reduced Andrew Bynum's (LAL) 5 game suspension to 4 games and Charlie Villanueva's (Det) 5 game suspension to 4 games. Bynum's suspension is from a flagrant foul on an airborn J.J. Barea (then with Dal) during Game 4 of the LAL-Dal series in the 2nd round of the playoffs. Villanueva's suspension is from an altercation with Ryan Hollins (Cle) and trying to go after Hollins in the lockerroom in the 4/11/11 Det-Cle regular season game. Villanueva served 1 game of the suspension at the end of last season and will serve the remaining 3 games at the start of the 11-12 season. 10/31/11 The NBA fined Miami owner Micky Arlson $500,000 for comments he made about the collective bargaining process on his Twitter account [all teams' personal are prohibited from making public comments about the lockout and negotiations]. 9/12/11 The NBA fined Charlotte owner Michael Jordan an undisclosed about (reported to be $100,000) for public comments he made about the collective bargaining process. 10-11 6/8/11 The NBA fined Gilbert Arenas (Was) for comments he made on his Twitter page. The league did not announce the fine (but did confirm it) nor did they state the reason for the fine. 5/23/11 The NBA fined Joakim Noah (Chi) $50,000 for making a homosexual slur against a fan during Sunday's Chi-Mia game. 5/10/11 The NBA suspended Andrew Bynum (LAL) for 5 games for his flagrant foul on J.J. Barea (Dal) during Sunday's Dal-LAL game and fined him $25,000 for taking off his jersey as he left the court. Bynum will serve his suspension at the start of the next regular season. 5/8/11 The NBA fined Phil Jackson (LAL) $35,000 for his comments to the media on Thursday about how the officials were not calling fouls committed on Pau Gasol (LAL). 5/5/11 The NBA suspended Ron Artest (LAL) for 1 game and assessed him a flagrant foul for hitting J.J. Barea (Dal) in the face late in Wednesday's Dal-LAL game. 4/23/11 The NBA suspended Zaza Pachulia (Atl) and Jason Richardson (Orl) for 1 game for their altercation during Friday's Atl-Orl game. 4/18/11 The NBA fined Nate McMillan (Por) $35,000 for his post-game comments criticizing the officiating following Saturday's Por-Dal game. 4/14/11 The NBA fined Phil Jackson (LAL) and the LA Lakers $75,000 each for comments Jackson made about the collective bargaining negotiations - Jackson's comments were about how many suspect that games will be missed next season. The league strictly prohibits NBA personnel from discussing publically anything about the negotiations. 4/13/11 The NBA suspended Charlie Villanueva (Det) for 5 games for initiating an altercation with Ryan Hollins (Cle) during Monday's Det-Cle game and for attempting to escalate the altercation after his ejection by trying to enter Cleveland's locker room. He served the first game of the suspension Wednesday and the remaining 4 games will be served at the start of the next regular season. 4/13/11 The NBA fined Kobe Bryant (LAL) $100,000 for calling a ref a derogatory homosexual slur during Tuesday's LAL-SA game. 4/9/11 The LA Clippers suspended Eric Bledsoe for 1 game for violating team rules. 4/8/11 The NBA fined New Jersey $50,000 for co-owner Jay-Z having been in the University of Kentucky locker room during the NCAA tournament, which violated the NBA rule restricting contact between NBA personnel and underclassmen. 4/7/11 The NBA suspended Dwight Howard (Orl) for 1 game for receiving his 18th technical of the season (an automatic suspension). 4/7/11 The NBA suspended Quentin Richardson (Orl) for 2 games for shoving Gerald Henderson (Cha) in the face during Wednesday's Orl-Cha game. 4/1/11 The NBA suspended Matt Barnes (LAL) for 1 game for escalating an altercation between Jason Terry (Dal) and Steve Blake (LAL) during Thursday's Dal-LAL game. 3/31/11 The NBA suspended John Wall (Was) for 1 game and fined Juwan Howard (Mia) $35,000 and Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Mia) $25,000 for their altercation during Wednesday's Was-Mia game. 3/20/11 The NBA suspended Andrew Bynum (LAL) for 2 games for his flagrant foul on Michael Beasley (Min) during Friday's LAL-Min games. 3/20/11 The NBA suspended Aaron Brooks (Pho) for 1 game for throwing a ball at a ref during Friday's GS-Pho game. 3/10/11 The NBA fined Marco Belinelli (NO) $10,000 for his flagrant foul on Shawn Marion (Dal) during Wednesday's Dal-NO game and upgraded the flagrant foul to a level 2. 3/5/11 The NBA suspended Dwight Howard (Orl) for 1 game for collecting his 16th technical foul of the season. A player is automatically suspended for 1 game for his 16th, 18th, 20th, ... technical foul in the regular season. 3/5/11 The NBA fined Erick Dampier (Mia) $10,000 for his flagrant foul on Tony Parker (SA) during Friday's Mia-SA game. 2/26/11 Detroit fined Richard Hamilton, Chris Wilcox, Austin Daye, and Rodney Stuckey for missing Friday's shootaround. 2/14/11 Sacramento fined DeMarcus Cousins one game's pay for his fight with teammate Donte Greene in the lockerroom following Saturday's Sac-OKC game. Cousins did not play in Sunday's game at Phoenix while the team reviewed the incident. 2/11/11 The NBA fined Chris Paul (NO) $15,000 for verbally abusing the ref following Wednesday's NO-NJ game. 2/7/11 Houston suspended Aaron Brooks for 1 game for leaving the court during the 4th quarter of Saturday's Hou-Mem game. Brooks was placed on IL and Ism Smith was activated (after being recalled from the NBADL). 2/5/11 The NBA fined J.R. Smith (Den) $25,000 for his flagrant foul on Raja Bell (Uta) during Friday's Den-Uta game. 2/4/11 The NBA fined Avery Johnson (NJ) $25,000 for improper conduct towards a ref during Wednesday's Phi-NJ game. 2/3/11 The NBA fined New York $200,000 and team scout Rodney Heard $20,000 for conducting illegal draft workouts. 1/31/11 The NBA fined Eddie House (Mia) $25,000 for making an obscene gesture during Sunday's Mia-OKC game. 1/30/11 The NBA fined Doc Rivers (Bos) $15,000 for failing to leave the court in a timely manner following his ejection from Friday's Pho-Bos game. 1/30/11 The NBA fined Josh Smith (Atl) $25,000 for making an obscene gesture during Friday's Atl-NY game. 1/29/11 The NBA suspended Marvin Williams (Atl) for 2 games and Shawne Williams (NY) for 1 game for their altercation during Friday's Atl-NY game where MWilliams threw 2 punches and SWilliams threw 1 punch. 1/27/11 The NBA suspended O.J. Mayo for 10 games for violating the terms of the anti-drug program. Mayo tested positive for dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) which Mayo claims was in an over the counter supplement that he didn't know was banned by the NBA. 1/22/11 Atlanta suspended Josh Powell for one game for conduct detrimental to the team. 1/17/11 The NBA suspended Tyrus Thomas (Cha) for 1 game for his flagrant foul on Emeka Okafor (NO) during Saturday's Cha-NO game. 1/1/11 The NBA fined Stan Van Gundy (Orl) $35,000 for his comments about the refs following Thursday's Orl-NY game. 1/1/11 The NBA fined Paul Pierce (Bos) $15,000 for throwing an object into the stands during Wednesday's Bos-Ind game. 12/28/10 The NBA suspended Earl Boykins (Mil) for 1 game for making intentional contact with a ref during Monday's Mil-Atl game. 12/27/10 The NBA fined Shaquille O'Neal (Bos) $35,000 for his comments about the officiating following Saturday's Bos-Orl game. 12/25/10 Washington suspended Andray Blatche and JaVale McGee for conduct detrimental to the team. The two reportedly threw punches at each other outside a club late Friday night. 12/18/10 The NBA suspended Rudy Gay (Mem) for 1 game for his flagrant foul against Luis Scola (Hou) during Friday's Hou-Mem game. 12/18/10 The NBA fined Andre Miller (Por) $25,000 for throwing the ball into the stands at the end of Wednesday's Dal-Por game. 12/18/10 The NBA fined George Karl (Den) $25,000 for publically criticizing the refs following Thursday's Den-Por game. 12/6/10 The NBA suspended Brian Cook (LAC) for 2 games for his flagrant foul on Joel Przybilla (Por) during Sunday's LAC-Por game. 12/6/10 The NBA suspended Andre Miller (Por) for 1 game for making excessive and unnecessary contact with Blake Griffin (LAC) during Sunday's LAC-Por game. 12/1/10 The NBA suspended Hilton Armstrong (Was) for one game for his flagrant foul against Joel Anthony (Mia) during Monday's Mia-Was game. 11/30/10 The NBA suspended Stephen Jackson (Cha) for 1 game for verbally abusing the refs and failing to leave the court in a timely manner following his ejection from Saturday's Mil-Cha game. 11/28/10 The NBA fined coach Byron Scott (Cle) $35,000 for publicly criticizing the refs following Friday's Orl-Cle game. 11/26/10 Dallas suspended Brandan Haywood for 1 game for violating team rules. 11/24/10 The NBA suspended Elton Brand (Phi) for 1 game for the flagrant foul he committed on JaVale McGee (Was) during Tuesday's Was-Phi game. 11/6/10 The NBA fined Stephen Jackson (Cha) $50,000 for verbally abusing a ref after Friday's Cha-Det game. 10/29/10 The NBA suspended Jason Williams (Orl) for grabbing the ref on the arm following Williams' ejection during Thursday's Orl-Was game. 10/14/10 The NBA suspended Joey Dorsey (Tor) for 1 game for swinging his arm at the head of Brian Scalabrine (Chi) during Tuesday's Tor-Chi game. The suspension will occur at the beginning of the regular season. 10/13/10 Washington fined Gilbert Arenas an undisclosed amount for faking an injury to keep from playing in Tuesday's Was-Atl game. Arenas told the press after the game that he faked the injury so that teammate Nick Young would have a chance to start. 10/11/10 The NBA fined Rudy Fernandez (Por) $50,000 for public comments his agent made that the league said were detrimental to the NBA. Fernandez agent again stated Fernandez's desire to be released. 9/29/10 The NBA fined Washington owner Ted Leonsis $100,000 for unauthorized public comments regarding the collective bargaining negotiations. Leonsis said that he expects the next CBA to have a hard cap. 8/27/10 The NBA suspended Brandon Rush (Ind) for 5 games for violating the league's anti-drug policy. The suspension will be served at the start of the regular season. 8/27/10 The NBA suspended Kenny Hasbrouck (Mia) for 2 games for his guilty plea for driving while intoxicated. The suspension will be served at the start of the regular season. 8/27/10 The NBA suspended Tyreke Evans (Sac) for 1 game for pleading no contest to reckless driving. The suspension will be served at the start of the regular season. Evans pleaded no contest on 8/2 for speeding between 120 to 130 mph and was sentenced to 80 hours of community service, ordered to take part in teen driving programs, and had his license suspended for 30 days. 8/20/10 The NBA suspended Delonte West for 10 games for his guilty plea for weapons charges. West pleaded guilty on 7/15 to carring 2 loaded handguns and a loaded shotgun while speeding and was sentenced to 8 months of electronic monitoring, 2 years of probation, 40 hours of community service, and counseling. The suspension will occur for the first 10 regular season games of the season. 8/19/10 The NBA fined Rudy Fernandez (Por) $25,000 for public comments detrimental to the NBA. Fernandez's agent said that Fernandez did not want to return to Portland and wanted to play in Europe. 7/23/10 The NBA fined Minnesota GM David Kahn $50,000 and fined the team a matching $50,000 for Kahn's comments on the radio stating that Michael Beasley smoked too much marijuana while with Miami. 7/12/10 The NBA fined Cleveland $100,000 for owner Dan Gilbert's remarks about LeBron James signing with Miami. 09-10 5/28/10 The LA Lakers fined Ron Artest for being late to practice. 5/27/10 The NBA fined Atlanta owner Michael Gearon $25,000 for public comments he made regarding LeBron James (Cle) and other upcoming free agents, which violated the league's anti-tampering rules. 5/22/10 The NBA fined Dallas owner Mark Cuban $100,000 for public comments he made regarding soon to be (but not officially until July 1) free agent LeBron James, which violated the league's anti-tampering rules. 5/22/10 The NBA fined Phoenix president Steve Kerr $10,000 for public comments he made about LeBron James, which violated the league's anti-tampering rules. 5/20/10 The NBA suspended ref Joe DeRosa for 1 game for throwing the ball at a fan during halftime of Tuesday's Bos-Orl game. 5/6/10 The NBA fined Danny Ainge (Bos GM) $25,000 for tossing a towel trying to distract J.J. Hickson (Cle) while he was shooting a free throw during Monday's Bos-Cle game. 4/28/10 The NBA fined Dwight Howard (Orl) $35,000 for criticizing the refs on his blog on Tuesday. 4/26/10 The NBA fined Erick Dampier (Dal) $35,000 for his comments about the officiating after Friday's Dal-SA game. 4/22/10 The NBA fined Rasheed Wallace (Bos) $35,000 for criticizing the refs on Monday (no game). 4/22/10 The NBA fined Stan Van Gundy (Orl) and Matt Barnes (Orl) $35,000 each for criticizing the refs following Wednesday's Orl-Cha game. 4/18/10 The NBA suspended Kevin Garnett (Bos) for 1 game for throwing an elbow at Quentin Richardson (Mia) during Saturday's Mia-Bos game. Richardson was fined $25,000 for instigating the altercation. 4/15/10 The NBA fined Phil Jackson $35,000 for comments he made about the refs regarding their calling of Kevin Durant's (OKC) game. 4/5/10 The NBA fined Phil Jackson (LAL) $35,000 for publically criticizing the refs after Sunday's LAL-SA game. 4/2/10 The NBA fined Kevin Garnett (Min) $25,000 for criticizing the refs and using inappropriate language after Wednesday's Bos-OKC game. 3/27/10 The NBA fined Caron Butler (Dal) $25,000 for inappropriate language direct at fans during Thursday's Dal-Por game. 3/13/10 The NBA suspended Kirk Hinrich (Chi) for 1 game for making contact with a ref during Friday's Chi-Mia game. 3/13/10 The NBA fined Alvin Gentry (Pho) $25,000 for improper conduct toward a ref and failing to leave the court in a timely manner following his ejection from Friday's Pho-LAL game. 3/12/10 Miami suspended Dorell Wright for 2 games for his DUI arrest on Thursday. 3/12/10 Miami announced that Rafer Alston's suspension is for the rest of the season. Alston had been suspended indefinitely on March 6 for not contacting the team. 3/10/10 The NBA suspended Ryan Hollins (Min) for 2 games for punching DeShawn Stevenson (Dal) and hitting Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) in the head (separate incidents) during Monday's Dal-Min game. 3/9/10 The NBA suspended Danny Granger (Ind) and Channing Frye (Pho) for 1 game for their altercation during Saturday's Ind-Pho game. Earl Watson (Ind) was fined $30,000 for instigating and escalating the fight. Roy Hibbert (Ind) and Jason Richardson (Pho) were fined $25,000 for adding to the escalation of the fight. 3/5/10 Miami suspended Rafer Alston indefinitely. The team says that Alston has made himself unavailable for contact with the team other than text messages. 3/1/10 Indiana suspended Solomon Jones for 1 game for conduct detrimental to the team. 2/28/10 Minnesota suspended Al Jefferson for 2 games for his arrest Sunday morning for DWI. 2/26/10 The NBA fined Andrew Bynum (LAL) $25,000 for publically criticizing the refs following Wednesday's Dal-LAL game in saying that it felt like the Lakers were playing 5-on-8. 2/6/10 Chicago suspended Tyrus Thomas for 1 game for conduct detrimental to the team. 1/28/10 The NBA fined LeBron James (Cle) $25,000 for kicking a water bottle during Wednesday's Min-Cle game. 1/27/10 The NBA announced that Gilbert Arenas (Was) is suspended without pay for the rest of the 09-10 season and that Javaris Crittenton (Was) is suspended without pay for the rest of the season. The two players had an argument that resulted in both players bringing guns in to the team locker room, a violation of the collective bargaining agreement. In a Washington, D.C. court, Crittenton had previously pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of possession of an unregistered gun and was sentenced to 1 year probation and fined $1,250. Arenas had previously pleaded guilty to a felony count of carrying a gun without a license and sentencing is scheduled for March 26. 1/26/10 The NBA fined Kenyon Martin (Den) $35,000 for his actions surrounding his ejection during Monday's Cha-Den game. 1/21/10 The NBA fined Glen Davis (Bos) $25,000 for making inappropriate comments to a fan during Wednesday's Bos-Det game. 1/20/10 The NBA fined Rasheed Wallace (Bos) $35,000 for his comments regarding the refs following Monday's Dal-Bos game. 1/13/10 The NBA fined Doc Rivers (Bos) $25,000 for his conduct after his ejection during Monday's Bos-Atl game. 1/12/10 The NBA fined 2 unnamed teams $10,000 each for not enforcing the rule that does not allow players along the bench to stand for long periods of time. 1/12/10 Washington suspended Andray Blatche for 1 game for complaining about not getting enough plays called for him. 1/8/10 Washington fined Randy Foye, Andray Blatche, JaVale McGee, and Nick Young $10,000 each for joining Gilbert Arenas while he made fun of his gun related problems by using his fingers as guns during the pregame huddle prior to Tuesday's Was-Phi game. 1/6/10 The NBA suspended Gilbert Arenas (Was) indefinitely. The league is investigating Arenas having guns in the locker room. 12/28/09 The NBA fined Nate Robinson (NY) $25,000 for his agent publically requesting a trade. 12/18/09 The NBA fined Brandon Jennings (Mil) $7,500 for posting to his twitter account following Saturday's Mil-Por game. 12/14/09 The NBA suspended Trevor Ariza (Hou) for 1 game for swinging his elbow at DeMar deRozan (Tor) during Sunday's Hou-Tor game. 12/7/09 The NBA fined Joakim Noah (Chi) $15,000 for throwing the ball into the stands and striking a photographer during saturday's Chi-Tor game. 12/4/09 The NBA suspended Scott Skiles (Mil coach) for 1 game for his actions towards a ref during Wednesday's Mil-Was game. 11/29/09 The NBA fined Rasheed Wallace (Bos) $30,000 for public criticizing the refs following Friday's Bos-Tor game. 11/29/09 The NBA fined Amare Stoudemire (Pho) $7,500 for posting messages on Twitter during Wednesday's Pho-Mem game. 11/29/09 The NBA fined Tyson Chandler (Cha) $7,500 for postings message on Twitter during Wednesday's Cha-Tor game. 11/28/09 The NBA fined Matt Barnes (Orl) $20,000 for throwing the ball into the stands after Wednesday's Mia-Orl game. 11/10/09 The NBA fined Dwight Howard (Orl) $15,000 for publically criticizing the refs on his blog. 11/1/09 The NBA fined Al Harrington (NY) $25,000 for publicly criticizing the refs following Friday's Phi-NY game. 10/16/09 The NBA fined Stan Van Gundy (Orl) $35,000 for publicly criticizing the refs and fined Orlando a matching $35,000. 10/14/09 The NBA fined Larry Brown (Cha) $35,000 for verbally abusing the refs and failing to leave the court in a timely manner following his ejection in Monday's Cha-Atl game and fined him $25,000 for publicly criticizing the refs following the game. The NBA also fined Charlotte $60,000 for Brown's actions. 10/14/09 The NBA fined Lionel Hollins (Mem) $25,000 for publicly criticizing the refs following Monday's Mem-Orl game. 10/13/09 The NBA fined Gilbert Arenas (Was) $25,000 for failing to make himself available to the media for interviews and Washington was fined a matching $25,000 for failing to ensure that its players comply with NBA media interview rules. 10/10/09 The NBA suspended Austin Daye (Det) and Carlos Delfino (Mil) for 1 game for their altercation during Wednesday's Det-Mil game. The suspensions will occur at the start of the regular season. 10/10/09 Golden State suspended Stephen Jackson for 2 games (preseason) for conduct determental to the team. Jackson got in an argument with the coach and then (unknown if by his own accord or by coach's order) left the bench for the locker room during Friday's GS-LAL game. 10/8/09 The NBA suspended Jamaal Magloire (Mia) for 2 games for starting a fight and striking Jonas Jerebko (Det) in the face during Monday's Mia-Det game. Jerebko was suspended for 1 game for retaliating and hitting Magloire in the face. The suspensions will be served at the start of the regular season (or first regular season game that either is on a NBA roster if they are cut before the season starts). 9/15/09 The NBA fined Stephen Jackson (GS) $25,000 for publically asking to be traded. 8/28/09 The NBA suspended J.R. Smith (Den) for 7 games for his guilty plea this summer for reckless driving from a 2007 car accident that results in the death of a passenger in the car. 8/28/09 The NBA suspended Jason Richardson (Pho) for 2 games for his guilty plea this summer for a DUI arrest in December. 8/6/09 The NBA suspended Rashard Lewis (Orl) for 10 games for violating the league's anti-drug program for testing positive for an elevated testosterone level. Lewis said he had used a powered supplement mixed into smoothies and was unaware that it would cause a violation, but accepted the punishment and apologized. 8/3/09 The NBA fined Cleveland, Houston, and Minnesota an undisclosed amount for releasing details of their 09-10 schedule before the league's official announcement of the 09-10 schedules. 08-09 6/13/09 The NBA fined Phil Jackson (LAL) $25,000 for criticizing the refs during Thursday's Game 4 LAL-Orl game. The Lakers were also fined a matching $25,000. 6/4/09 The NBA fined LeBron James (Cle) $25,000 for skipping the postgame press conference following Saturday's Cle-Orl game. 5/26/09 The NBA fined Phil Jackson (LAL) $25,000 for publicly criticizing the refs after Monday's LAL-Den game. The Lakers were also fined a matching $25,000. 5/26/09 The NBA assessed Dahntay Jones (Den) a flagrant foul for his trip of Kobe Bryant (LAL) during Monday's LAL-Den game. 5/7/09 The NBA suspended Derek Fisher (LAL) for 1 game for intentionally throwing his shoulder into Luis Scola (Hou) during Wednesday's Hou-LAL game. 5/7/09 The NBA suspended Rafer Alston (Orl) for 1 game for slapping Eddie House (Bos) on the head during Wednesday's Orl-Bos game. 5/7/09 The NBA assessed a flagrant foul (level 1) to Kobe Bryant (LAL) for throwing an elbow at Ron Artest (Hou) during Wednesday's Hou-LAL game. 5/4/09 The NBA fined Kenyon Martin (Den) $25,000 and assessed him a flagrant foul for his shove on Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) during Saturday's Dal-Den game. 4/29/09 The NBA suspended Dwight Howard (Orl) for 1 game for throwing an elbow at Samuel Dalembert (Phi) during Tuesday's Phi-Orl game. 4/28/09 The NBA fined Rick Adelman (Hou) $25,000 for his comments about the officiating between Games 3 and 4. Houston was also fined $25,000. 4/28/09 The NBA fined Nate McMillan (Por) $25,000 for his comments about the officiating between Games 4 and 5. Portland was also fined $25,000. 4/28/09 The NBA fined Doc Rivers (Bos) $25,000 for his comments about the officiating between Games 4 and 5. Boston was also fined $25,000. 4/14/09 The NBA suspended Ray Allen (Bos) for 1 game for elbowing Anderson Varejao (Cle) in the groin during Sunday's Bos-Cle game. 4/6/09 The LA Clippers suspended Zach Randolph for 2 games for his arrest on Sunday for DWI. 3/29/09 The NBA suspended James Posey (NO) for 1 game for throwing the ball at a ref during Friday's NY-NO game. 3/29/09 The NBA fined Mark Cuban (Dal owner) $25,000 for publicly criticizing the refs following Friday's Den-Dal game. 3/25/09 The NBA suspended Nene (Den) for 2 game for head butting Louis Amundson (Pho) and making contact with a ref as he was ejected during Monday's Den-Pho game. 3/24/09 The NBA fined Linas Kleiza (Den) $25,000 for verbal abuse of the refs after Friday's Was-Den game. 3/19/09 The NBA fined Doc Rivers (Bos) $25,000 for criticizing a ref following Tuesday's Chi-Bos game. The NBA also fined ref Bill Kennedy an undisclosed amount for his interaction with Rivers just prior to Rivers being ejected. 3/16/09 The NBA suspended Stephen Jackson (GS) for 1 game for receiving his 16th technical foul of the season, an automatic suspension for getting the 16th tech. 3/10/09 The NBA suspended Lamar Odom (LAL) for 1 game for coming off the bench after Trevor Ariza (LAL) flagrantly fouled Rudy Fernandez (Por) during Monday's LAL-Por game. 3/3/09 Denver suspended Carmelo Anthony for 1 game for failing to leave the game during Sunday's Den-Ind game. 2/27/09 The NBA fined Rasheed Wallace (Det) $25,000 for throwing a towel into the stands following his ejection from Wednesday's Det-NO game. 2/27/09 Boston suspended Gabe Pruitt for 2 games for his recent arrest for DUI and placed him on IL. 2/18/09 The NBA suspended Zach Randolph (LAC) for 2 games for hitting Louis Amundson (Pho) in the face during Tuesday's LAC-Pho game. 2/16/09 Phoenix suspended Jason Richardson for 1 game for his arrest for excessive speeding (55 mph over limit) with an unrestrained 3 year-old in the back seat. 2/12/09 The NBA fined Mike Brown (Cle) $25,000 for his comments about the officiating following Tuesday's Cle-Ind game. 2/9/09 The NBA suspended David West (NO) for 1 game for his flagrant foul on Mike Miller (Min) during Sunday's NO-Min game. 2/7/09 The NBA fined Doc Rivers (Bos) $15,000 for verbally abusing the refs following the Feb. 8 LAL-Bos game. 2/2/09 The NBA fined Kendrick Perkins (Bos) $10,000 for his flagrant foul on Jason Maxiell (Det) during Friday's Bos-Det game. 1/16/09 The NBA fined Mark Cuban (Dal) $25,000 for improper interactions with J.R. Smith (Den) during Tuesday's Dal-Den game. Cuban (Dallas' owner) was complaining about a thrown elbow by Smith. 1/3/09 The NBA suspended Tyson Chandler (NO) for 1 game for throwing an elbow at Joel Przybilla (Por) during Friday's Por-NO game. Przybilla was fined $7,500 and assessed a flagrant foul for his role in the altercation. 12/30/08 The NBA suspended Ricky Davis (LAC) for 5 games for violating the league's anti-drug policy. 12/28/08 The NBA suspended Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) for 1 game for hitting Matt Harpring (Uta) in the face during Friday's Dal-Uta game. 12/16/08 The NBA fined Allen Iverson (Det) $25,000 for making inappropriate comments towards a fan during Saturday's Det-Cha game. 11/17/08 The NBA suspended Kevin Garnett (Bos) for 1 game for striking Andrew Bogut (Mil) in the face during Saturday's Bos-Mil game. Bogut's foul on Garnett that proceeded the incident was upgraded to a Flagrant Foul level 1. 11/17/08 The NBA fined Shaquille O'Neal (Pho) $25,000 for verbally abusing a ref and failing to leave the court in a timely manner following his ejection from Sunday's Pho-Det game. 11/15/08 The NBA fined Kenyon Martin (Den) $20,000 for verbal abuse of a ref and failing to leave the court in a timely manner following his ejected from Thursday's Den-Cle game. 11/14/08 The NBA suspended Rafer Alston (Hou) and Matt Barnes (Pho) for 2 games each for their altercation during Wednesday' Hou-Pho game. The NBA suspended Steve Nash (Pho) for 1 game for esculating the incident. The NBA fined Shaquille O'Neal (Pho) $35,000 and Tracy McGrady (Hou) $25,000 to their rule in the incident. 11/13/08 The NBA fined Reggie Theus (Sac) $25,000 for his comments about the refs complaining about the free throw discrepancy following Tuesday's Sac-Det game. 10/14/08 The NBA suspended Sebastian Telfair (Min) for 3 games for his guilty plea of criminal possession of a weapon. The suspension will start with the beginning of the regular season. 10/11/08 Golden State suspended Monta Ellis for 30 games for violating his contract. Ellis was involved in a moped accident this summer and suffered a seriously sprained ankle - he then lied to the team about the cause of the injury. 9/26/08 The NBA fined Gilbert Arenas (Was) and the Wizards $15,000 each for Arenas missing media day. 9/19/08 The NBA suspended Darius Miles (Bos) for 10 games for violating the league's anti-drug policy. Miles will serve the suspension at the start of the regular season (or, if he is cut before the regular season, for the next regular season games he is on a roster). 9/18/08 The NBA fined Michael Beasley (Mia) $50,000 for his involvement in the incident with Darrell Arthur (Mem) and Mario Chalmers (Mia) during the Rookie Transition Program. Arthur and Chalmers (who were fined $20,000 previously) refused to leave their hotel room during a fire alarm and hotel security entered the room to force them to leave and discovered two women and the smell of marijuana. Beasley initially denied his involvement in the incident and refused to cooperate with the league investigation. 9/10/08 The NBA fined Darrell Arthur (Mem) and Mario Chalmers (Mia) $20,000 each for getting kicked out of the NBA rookie program. The two refused to leave their hotel room during a fire alarm and hotel security entered the room to force them to leave and discovered two women and the smell of marijuana. The two players were kicked out of the program for violating program rules which does not allow the rookies to have visitors. The two denied using marijuana and there was no physical evidence of marijuana recovered from the room. 7/10/08 The NBA suspended Brad Miller for 5 games for violating the NBA's anti-drug policy. The suspension will be served at the start of the 08-09 regular season. 7/10/08 The NBA suspended JamesOn Curry for 1 game for his guilty plea for resisting an officer and public urination. The suspension will be served at the start of the 08-09 regular season. 07-08 6/23/08 Denver suspended Carmelo Anthony for 2 games for his arrest on April 14 for DWI. The suspension will occur at the start of the 08-09 regular season. 5/29/08 The NBA fined Rasheed Wallace (Det) $25,000 for criticizing the refs and using profanity following Wednesday's Det-Bos game. 5/7/08 The NBA suspended Marvin Williams (Atl) for 1 game for his flagrant foul on Rajon Rondo (Bos) during Sunday's Bos-Atl game. The suspension will be served for the first game of the 08-09 regular season. 5/2/08 The NBA suspended Darius Songaila (Was) for 1 game for hitting LeBron James (Cle) in the face during Wednesday's Was-Cle game. 4/28/08 The NBA fined Paul Pierce (Bos) $25,000 for making "menacing gestures" during Saturday's Bos-Atl game. 4/28/08 The NBA fined DeShawn Stevenson (Was) $25,000 for making "menacing gestures" during Sunday's Was-Cle game. 4/25/08 The NBA fined Maurice Cheeks (Phi) $25,000 for verbally abusing the refs and failing to leave the court in a timely manner following Wednesday's Phi-Det game. 4/16/08 The NBA suspended Royal Ivey (Mil) for 3 games for punching Aaron Gray (Chi) during Monday's Chi-Mil game. Ivey served the first game for Wednesday's game and the last 2 games will be served for the start of the 08-09 regular season. 4/3/08 The NBA suspended Kenyon Martin (Den) for 1 game for collecting his 5th flagrant foul point of the season (an automatic suspension). 3/14/08 The NBA suspended Bruce Bowen (SA) for 1 game for kicking Chris Paul (NO) during Wednesday's SA-NO game. 3/5/08 The NBA suspended Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) for 1 game for his flagrant foul against Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) during Monday's Dal-Uta game. The flagrant was also upgraded to a level 2. 3/5/08 Chicago suspended Tyrus Thomas for 2 games after Thomas missed Wednesday's practice. 2/29/08 The NBA suspended Danny Granger (Ind) for 1 game for hitting Andres Nocioni (Chi) in the face during Wednesday's Ind-Chi game. 2/8/08 The NBA suspended Sam Cassell (LAC) for 1 game for his flagrant foul on Rajon Rondo (Bos) during Wednesday's LAC-Bos game. 1/30/08 The NBA suspended Renaldo Balkman (NY) for 1 game for his flagrant foul on Sasha Vujacic (LAL) during Tuesday's NY-LAL game. 1/29/08 Memphis suspended Stromile Swift for 1 game for conduct detrimental to the team. 1/22/08 Atlanta suspended Zaza Pachulia for 1 game for conduct detrimental to the team. 1/20/08 The NBA suspended Anthony Johnson (Atl) for 1 game for his flagrant foul on Jose Calderon (Tor) during Friday's Atl-Tor game. 1/11/08 In a rarity, the NBA upheld Miami's protest of the December 19 game at Atlanta. Atlanta led 114-111 with 51.9 seconds left in overtime when the scoring table ruled that Shaquille O'Neal (MIA) had collected his 6th foul and, thus, was disqualified when it was actually only O'Neal's 5th foul. Atlanta went on to win the game 117-111. That game is now invalid (with Atlanta losing a win and Miami losing a loss in the current standings) and the game will be replayed starting with 51.9 seconds left and the score 114-111 Atlanta on March 8 prior to the scheduled Miami at Atlanta game (the replay game will occur and then the teams will play a full game). The Hawks were also fined $50,000 for the mistake. It was the first time since December 1982 that the NBA upheld a protest. 1/11/08 The NBA suspended David Harrison (Ind) for 5 games for violating the league's anti-drug program. 1/11/08 Chicago suspended Joakim Noah for 1 game for internal disciplinary reasons. Chicago activated Demetris Nicholas and placed Noah on IL. 1/4/08 The NBA suspended Zach Randolph (NY) for 1 game for throwing his headband at a ref during Wednesday's NY-Sac game. 1/1/08 The NBA suspended Lamar Odom (LAL) for 1 game for his flagrant foul on Ray Allen (Bos) during Sunday's LAL-Bos game. 12/15/07 The NBA suspended Kenyon Martin (Den) for 1 game for his flagrant foul on Melvin Ely (NO) during Wednesday's Den-NO game. Martin's elbow hit Ely in the face and resulted in Ely suffering a fractured left eye socket. 12/14/07 The NBA suspended Tyrus Thomas (Chi) for 1 game and fined Troy Murphy (Ind) $10,000 for their fight during Wednesday's Chi-Ind game. 12/13/07 The NBA suspended Al Horford (Atl) for 1 game for his flagrant foul on T.J. Ford (Tor) during Tuesday's Tor-Atl game. 11/26/07 The NBA fined Avery Johnson (Dal) $25,000 for failing to leave the court in a timely manner following his ejection in Friday's Dal-Ind game. 11/14/07 New York fined Stephon Marbury one game's pay (about $182,000) for missing Tuesday's NY-Pho game. 10/31/07 The NBA suspended Lakers owner Jerry Buss for 2 games and fined him $25,000 for his conviction on a misdemeanor drunk driving charge in May. 10/20/07 Denver suspended J.R. Smith for the first 3 games of the regular season for conduct detrimental to the team. 10/19/07 The NBA suspended Josh Howard (Dal) for 2 games for throwing a forearm at the back of Brad Miller (Sac) after Miller intentionally shoved Devin Harris (Dal) to the ground during Tuesday's Dal-Sac game. 9/17/07 The NBA reinstated suspended referee Joey Crawford. Crawford had been suspended since 4/17/07 for improper conduct and a lack of professionalism and for being a repeat offender following a Dallas-San Antonio game where Crawford ejected Tim Duncan (SA) for simply laughing while Duncan was on the bench. 8/31/07 The NBA suspended James Posey (Bos) for 1 game for his no contest plea regarding a charge of reckless driving. 8/23/07 The NBA fined Seattle co-owner Aubrey McClendon $250,000 for his comments from 2 weeks ago about the new owners' plans to move the team to Oklahoma. 7/14/07 The NBA suspended Ron Artest (Sac) for 7 games for his no contest plea in May to a misdemeanor domestic violence charge. 7/14/07 The NBA suspended Stephen Jackson (GS) for 7 games for his guilty plea in June to a felony count of criminal recklessness for firing a gun outside a strip club last fall. 06-07 5/22/07 The NBA fined San Antonio $50,000 for failing to make their players available to the media on Monday. San Antonio had given the players the day off. 5/15/07 The NBA suspended Robert Horry (SA) for 2 games for his forearm shiver on Steve Nash (Pho) late in Monday's SA-Pho game and for striking Raja Bell (Pho) during the confrontation after the incident. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) and Boris Diaw (Pho) were suspended for leaving the bench during the altercation. 5/3/07 The NBA fined Jason Richardson (GS) $35,000 for improper contact with a fan during Tuesday's Dal-GS game. 4/27/07 The NBA fined Stephen Jackson (GS) $50,000 for failing to leave the court in a timely manner and verbal abuse of the refs following his ejection in Wednesday's Dal-GS game. 4/23/07 The NBA fined Kirk Hinrich (Chi) $25,000 for throwing his mouth piece during Saturday's Mia-Chi game. 4/17/07 The NBA suspended ref Joey Crawford indefinitely, including for the rest of the 06-07 regular season and playoffs, for improper conduct and a lack of professionalism and for being a repeat offender. Crawford ejected Tim Duncan (SA) from Sunday's Dal-SA game for simply laughing while he was on the bench. 4/17/07 The NBA fined Tim Duncan (SA) $25,000 for inappropriate comments made to Crawford following his ejection during Sunday's Dal-SA game. 4/10/07 The NBA fined Adam Morrison (Cha) $25,000 for flipping off a fan during Sunday's Mia-Cha game. 4/9/07 Atlanta suspended Josh Smith for 2 games for conduct detrimental to the team. Smith shouted at coach Mike Woodson during Sunday's Phi-Atl game. 4/3/07 The NBA fined Isiah Thomas (NY) $50,000 for comments he made about the officiating following Saturday's NY-NO game. 3/24/07 The NBA suspended Rasheed Wallace (Det) for 1 game for receiving his 18th technical foul, an automatic suspension. 3/18/07 The NBA fined Boston $30,000 for excessive contact with the family of underclassman Kevin Durant. 3/18/07 The NBA fined Charlotte $15,000 for public comments minority owner Michael Jordan made regarding underclassman Kevin Durant. 3/18/07 The NBA fined Golden State $15,000 for public comments coach Don Nelson made regarding underclassmen Greg Oden and Kevin Durant. 3/15/07 The NBA fined Phil Jackson and the LA Lakers $50,000 each for Jackson's comments that the league was on a witch hunt against Kobe Bryant. 3/14/07 The NBA fined Andrew Bogut (Mil) $25,000 for making an obscene gesture towards the fans during Monday's Mil-Tor game. 3/13/07 The NBA fined Brevin Knight (Cha) $25,000 for failing to leave the court in a timely manner and verbally abusing the ref following his ejection in Saturday's Cha-Mem games. 3/10/07 The NBA suspended Rasheed Wallace (Det) for 1 game for receiving his 16th technical foul of the season (an automatic suspension). 3/10/07 Indiana suspended Jamaal Tinsley for 1 game for conduct detrimental to the team. 3/7/07 The NBA suspended Lindsey Hunter (Det) for 10 games for violating the NBA's anti-drug policy. Hunter tested positive for phenermine, a banned substance used for weight loss. 3/7/07 The NBA suspended Kobe Bryant (LAL) for 1 game for striking Marko Jaric (Min) in the face during Tuesday's Min-LAL game. 3/1/07 The LA Lakers fined Vladimir Radmanovic $500,000 for violating his contract by snowboarding. Radmanovic suffered a separated shoulder while snowboarding during the All-Star break. 2/10/07 The NBA suspended Darrell Armstrong (Ind) for 1 game for verbally abusing the ref following his ejection during Friday's Ind-Den game. 2/9/07 Washington suspended Etan Thomas for 2 games for his fight in practice with Brendan Haywood. 2/6/07 Chicago fined Tyrus Thomas (Chi) $10,000 for making comments to the media that he was only interested in the money for the Slam Dunk contest. 2/5/07 The NBA suspended Gary Payton (Mia) for 1 game for verbally anbusing the ref following his ejecction in Saturday's Mia-Mil game. 1/31/07 The NBA suspended Eric Musselman for 2 games for his recent conviction of DWI. 1/30/07 The NBA suspended Kobe Bryant (LAL) for 1 game for throwing an elbow at Manu Ginobili (SA) during Sunday's LAL-SA game. 1/22/07 The NBA fined Josh Smith (Atl) $25,000 for giving the finger to the crowd following his ejection in Saturday's Atl-Cha game. 1/20/07 The NBA suspended Baron Davis (GS) for 1 game for throwing a punch at Quinton Ross (LAC) during Wednesday's GS-LAC game. 1/20/07 Minnesota suspended Ricky Davis for 1 game for leaving the bench for the locker room during Friday's Min-Det game. 1/17/07 The NBA fined Eddie Jordan (Was) $15,000 for failing to leave the court in a timely manner following his ejection from Saturday's Was-SA game. 1/15/07 Chicago suspended Chris Duhon for 1 game for missing Sunday's practice. 1/13/07 The NBA suspended Andres Nocioni (Chi) for 1 game for elbowing Mikki Moore (NJ) during Thursday's Chi-NJ game. 1/12/07 The NBA suspended Eddie Griffin (Min) for 5 games for violating the league's anti-drug program. 1/12/07 The NBA suspended ref Rodney Mott for 3 games for making an obscene gesture at a 