Wizards' Oubre Jr. Fined $25K For Kicking Ball Into Stands [VIDEO]
NEW YORK (AP) — Washington Wizards forward Kelly Oubre Jr. was fined $25,000 by the NBA for kicking the basketball into the stands at the end of a playoff game.
The league announced the fine Friday.
NBA announced Kelly Oubre Jr. will be fined $25K for kicking the ball into the stands after their Game 2 win. Which seems...excessive pic.twitter.com/FpuXBrv3r4
— Noah Frank (@NoahAFrank) April 21, 2017
As the final buzzer sounded for Washington's 109-101 victory over the Atlanta Hawks in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference first-round series Wednesday night, Oubre went up to a ball that was on the ground and kicked it.
The Wizards lead the series 2-0 heading into Game 3 at Atlanta on Saturday.
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