NBA Fines Pistons' Reggie Jackson $25K For Comments To Fan
The NBA has fined Detroit Pistons point guard Reggie Jackson $25,000 for directing inappropriate language toward a fan during a loss in Oklahoma City last week.
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The NBA has fined Detroit Pistons point guard Reggie Jackson $25,000 for directing inappropriate language toward a fan during a loss in Oklahoma City last week.
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Andre Drummond had 15 points and 15 rebounds for Detroit, but appeared to hurt himself late in the second quarter.
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"It was light," Morris said. "If it was in Detroit it would have been better, louder."
Morris had repeatedly expressed his disdain for the Suns organization and said he was "disrespected" when he was sent to the Pistons, splitting him and twin brother Markieff in the process.
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"The Pistons have to make the playoffs this year and they will."
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