NBA fines Sacramento Kings star DeMar DeRozan $25K after calling refs "terrible"
SACRAMENTO – DeMar DeRozan has been fined by the NBA after the blunt comments he made following the Sacramento Kings' loss against Denver.
DeRozan made the comments after the Kings fell 116-110 to the Nuggets on Wednesday.
"The refs were terrible. Terrible as ****. Simple as that," DeRozan told the media.
On Friday, the NBA announced that they had fined DeRozan $25,000 over the comments.
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The NBA often takes a hard line against players and coaches criticizing referees, like in 2024 when the league fined previous Kings head coach Mike Brown $50,000 over an outburst against an official.
The Kings will be back home on Friday for a game against the San Antonio Spurs – the first time De'Aaron Fox will be visiting Sacramento since he was traded.