Los Angeles Clippers guard Chris Paul made his feelings known regarding the officiating in a loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers Thursday, and now he'll have to pay up.
According to Chris Haynes of the Northeast Ohio Media Group, the NBA fined CP3 $25,000 for his critical comments:
On the heels of L.A.'s 105-94 defeat against the Cavs, Paul singled out referee Lauren Holtkamp for what he believed was poor officiating, per ESPN.com's Arash Markazi:
I think we have to show better composure, but at the same time some of [the technical fouls] were ridiculous. The tech that I get right there was ridiculous. I don't care what nobody says, I don't care what she says; that's terrible. There's no way that can be a tech. We try to get the ball out fast every time down the court, and when we did that, she said, 'Uh-uh.' I said, 'Why, uh-uh?' And she gave me a tech.
That's ridiculous. If that's the case, this might not be for her.
Lee Seham, general counsel of the National Basketball Referees Association, later admonished the eight-time All-Star, according to Adrian Wojnarowski o ...
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Chris Paul Fined $25,000 for Comments Regarding Officiating
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