Durant fined $25,000 for directing obscene language towards fan

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Kevin Durant #7 of the Brooklyn Nets leaves the court after defeating the Detroit Pistons at Little Caesars Arena on December 12, 2021 in Detroit, Michigan. Nic Antaya/Getty Images/AFP

Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant has been fined $25,000 for directing obscene language towards a fan during their last game in Atlanta, the National Basketball Association (NBA) said on Sunday.

The NBA said the incident took place with 28 seconds remaining in the second quarter of the Nets’ 113-105 win over the Atlanta Hawks in Friday’s game at State Farm Arena.

Durant scored 31 points in that game as the Nets improved to an 18-8 record this season.

He scored a season-high 51 points in a 116-104 win at Detroit on Sunday.

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