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Cavaliers Coach Kenny Atkinson Fined $50K for Actions Following Ejection in Loss vs. Suns
Atkinson was ejected after two technical fouls and fined $50,000 for confrontations with officials amid Cleveland's complaints of free-throw disparities in a 126-113 loss.
- During Friday night's game, Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson was ejected after stomping onto the court, bumping a referee, and receiving a second technical foul, then escorted off by team security in Phoenix.
- Atkinson repeatedly protested no-calls, holding one finger up and citing Cleveland’s one free throw after three quarters and 11 total free-throw attempts.
- Cleveland committed 22 turnovers—including eight in the first quarter—and officials called 17 fouls on Cleveland and 19 on Phoenix, with the Cavs assessed four technicals.
- The NBA fined Atkinson $50,000 b, James Jones announced on Saturday; the 126-113 loss snapped Cleveland's five-game winning streak before Sunday’s game against the Blazers.
- With four games left on a west-coast trip, the Cavaliers must regroup before Sunday's matchup to secure playoff positioning in the crowded race, as urgency mounts.
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Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson fined for ‘berating’ and ‘making contact’ with an official
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Cleveland Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson was fined $50,000 for “aggressively pursuing, berating and making inadvertent contact with a game official,” the NBA announced Saturday. The league’s announcement said the incident happened with 10:59 left in the fourth quarter of Cleveland’s 126-113 loss to the Phoenix Suns Friday. Atkinson was assessed his second technical foul of the game when he stormed th…
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Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson fined $50K for actions following ejection in loss vs. Suns
Cleveland Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson was fined $50,000 by the NBA for “aggressively pursuing, berating, and making inadvertent contact with a game official” during a game.
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