NBA: Iguodala fined over racially charged comments | Inquirer Sports

NBA: Iguodala fined over racially charged comments

/ 07:29 AM March 14, 2017

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Andre Iguodala. AFP/GETTY IMAGES FILE PHOTO

SAN FRANCISCO—Golden State Warriors guard Andre Iguodala was fined $10,000 on Monday for racially charged remarks deemed “inappropriate” by the NBA.

Iguodala incurred the wrath of the league for comments made following the Warriors’ 103-102 defeat to the Minnesota Timberwolves last Friday.

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Asked about a plan by coach Steve Kerr to rest Iguodala and other Warriors stars for Saturday’s game against San Antonio, Iguodala replied: “Nope, no clue. I do what master say.”

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He later used a notorious racial slur when quizzed about the Warriors’ loss to Minnesota.

NBA executive vice president of basketball operations Kiki VanDeWeghe said in a statement Iguodala had been fined for “making inappropriate comments during a postgame media interview.”

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Warriors coach Kerr later laughed off the remarks, telling reporters: “You guys just got Andre’d.” “Andre is one of those guys who likes to stir the pot and has a lot of cryptic messaging at times,” Kerr added. “(He) jokes around. I didn’t take anything from it. It’s just Andre being Andre.”

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Iguodala scored eight points in 32 minutes after coming on off the bench against the Timberwolves.

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On Saturday, San Antonio routed the under-strength Golden State 107-85 without two of their biggest stars in Kawhi Leonard and LaMarcus Aldridge.

The Warriors (52-14) are in a three-game losing streak and have dropped four of their last six games.

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