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The NBA official has recently targeted the Clippers and issued two fines in one go!
One is 3The $50,000 fine went to Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue for publicly criticizing the referees and questioning the fairness of the game. This happened on February 15, when the Clippers narrowly defeated the Warriors 130-125 on the road, and Tyronn Lue received two technical fouls in a row and was ejected because the referee was blind and still blowing the game.
After leaving the field, Tyronn Lue was still furious, and on the way back to the locker room, he continued to shout: Where's the referee? Black Whistle! They've always been like this! James (referee on duty): Are you a**? I'm going to tear your mouth apart! Fortunately, this time the ejection was not a loss, and the Clippers played a wave of 36-22 in the back, coupled with Klay's brainless foul at the last moment, and successfully reversed to win. The game was indeed won, but the league's chasing penalties did not fall either. In fact, in the past, the penalty for criticizing the referee was generally 2$50,000, but this time 10,000 more. Most likely, Tyronn Lue returned to the locker room with too strong words that the league had to escalate the punishment.
The second ticket was for Clippers player P.J. Tucker for publicly expressing a desire to be traded to another team. Yes, Tucker wasn't sent away by the Clippers before the trade deadline. In fact, as early as two months ago, Tucker, who was DNP and fell out of the team's rotation, was complaining: The world's balls combined are not enough for this Clippers team! Soon, a disappointed Tucker submitted a trade request to the Clippers in mid-December, hoping to go to a team where he could play. However, Tucker's age, coupled with his poor on-court efficiency, and his big contract, is $11 million this year and $11.54 million next season.
Therefore, those interested teams are deterred and are waiting for the opportunity to see if the Clippers can complete the buyout on their own and then sign a base salary to pick up the leaks. So the Clippers also have a headache to deal with, and it's actually nothing to let the Eastern team strengthen it, but if you let the Western team pick up the leaks, such as the Lakers, Suns, Nuggets, etc., isn't it asking for trouble? So after thinking about it, the Clippers still didn't make a decision and refused to be the best of the best. On the day of the trade deadline, he insisted on sending Tucker away through trading in exchange for some returns. Things like buyouts are basically free to talk about. What's more, a buyout is not Tucker's first choice, because $11.54 million next season is a player option, and he is not willing to give it up.
As a result, many playoff teams that want to strengthen themselves have to give up. Therefore, PJ Tucker will most likely stay with the Clippers until the end of the season. Tucker, who couldn't leave the Clippers, was quite depressed and said again: The Clippers said they would trade me, but they didn't do anything. I can only try to stay professional, but I have to speak for myself! Soon, he posted on social ** to express his dissatisfaction: "All this is a xx joke!" Seeing that things could get worse, the league immediately issued a ticket to calm the turmoil. The amount is 7$50,000, but in fact, judging from the collective bargaining agreement, some of the subordinates were merciful, after all, the maximum fine for a public application transaction is $150,000.
Fines are a small matter for the Clippers, and having a veteran on the team who is constantly dissatisfied is not a good thing.