The NBA said on Friday that Tyronn Lue, the head coach of the Los Angeles Clippers, has been fined $35,000 for his public criticism of the refereeing and his doubts about the honesty of game officials following Wednesday night’s victory against the Golden State Warriors.
Following a physical altercation between Mason Plumlee and Brandin Podziemski that resulted in a short on-court altercation between the Clippers and Warriors, Lue was observed yelling at the officials from the sidelines.
The specific words used by the coach remain unclear, but the officials became tired of his remarks and ordered Lue to the locker room ahead of schedule. James Harden, a top player for the Clippers, had to intervene to prevent Lue from approaching the referees and making things worse after his dismissal.
With just over nine minutes remaining, the Clippers trailed by nine points, but they bravely came back to win 130-125 on the road before the All-Star break. Lue stormed out of the locker room to greet his team in the tunnel immediately after the victory. Lue made fun of the officials while doing this.
“Now where are the referees?” A**-cheating. According to HoopJab, Lue shouted following the game, “That’s all they be doing.” “Where is James right now? I want to kick the referee in the mouth.
