Oklahoma City's Paul George fined by NBA after criticising officials
Sunday 10 March 2019 08:27, UK
The NBA has fined Oklahoma City Thunder star Paul George $25,000 (£19,200) for his criticism of the officiating following the Thunder's 118-110 loss to the LA Clippers on Friday night.
George and team-mates Russell Westbrook and Steven Adams all fouled out over the final four minutes of the game.
"It's just bad officiating," George said. "I'm sorry, just bad officiating. We don't get a fair whistle. We haven't gotten a fair whistle all year.
"Somebody's got to look into this. It's getting out of hand, where we somehow just walk teams to the line. And there's nobody that gets more contact.
"If I don't speak for myself, I speak for Russ. There's nobody that gets more contact than Russ going to the basket. And it's just crazy. I don't understand it."
The Clippers took 46 free-throw attempts in the game, with slashing guard Lou Williams and Danilo Gallinari each going to the foul line 15 times. The Thunder had 26 free-throw attempts as a team.
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"We're giving everything we got," added George. "We're playing hard. We're getting grabbed. We're getting scratched, clawed, held, shoved and there's nothing for it.
"The officials just get to walk out, and there's nothing that penalizes them for not officiating the game the right way."
