NBA Fines Knicks' O'Quinn $25K For Foul On Pelicans' Davis
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — The NBA has fined Knicks center Kyle O'Quinn $25,000 for a flagrant foul that left Pelicans star Anthony Davis with a bruised left hip.
The league said Wednesday that O'Quinn struck and pushed Davis from behind with the foul with 1:16 left in the third quarter of New Orleans' 110-96 victory at Madison Square Garden on Monday.
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Davis ended up crashing into the front row of seats behind the baseline and O'Quinn was ejected.
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The Pelicans say Davis is questionable for their game at Brooklyn on Thursday. He had 40 points and 18 rebounds in just 29 minutes before leaving Monday's game.
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