NBA: Wizards’ Wall fined $25,000 for bumping ref

John Wall #2 of the Washington Wizards gestures to the referee during the second half of its game against the Houston Rockets at Verizon Center on Nov. 7, 2016, in Washington, DC. AFP

Washington, United States — The NBA fined Washington Wizards guard John Wall $25,000 on Wednesday for bumping into official Marc Davis during a game against the Houston Rockets on Monday.

The Wizards were trailing 111-106 with less than a minute to play when Wall, making his way toward the bench, brushed Davis with one side of his body. He was promptly handed a second technical foul of the contest and ejected.

Davis said after the game that Wall was ejected “for inappropriate language and using vulgarity toward a game official.”

Davis said that after Wall bumped him he wasn’t sure of his intent, but when he told the player to watch himself, Wall responded with a verbal outburst. The Wizards lost the game 114-106.

“Washington Wizards guard John Wall has been fined $25,000 for inappropriate interaction with a game official and failing to leave the court in a timely manner following his ejection,” NBA executive vice president of basketball operations Kiki VanDeWeghe said. CBB