CubanMustGo
02-03-2012, 10:59 AM
http://espn.go.com/dallas/nba/story/_/id/7536627/nba-fines-dallas-mavericks-mark-cuban-rick-carlisle-combined-110000
The NBA doled out double fines Friday morning on the Dallas Mavericks (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/clubhouse?team=dal), hitting owner Mark Cuban for $75,000 for his criticism of the officials in Wednesday's loss against the Oklahoma City Thunder (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/clubhouse?team=okc) and coach Rick Carlisle for $35,000 for kicking the ball into the stands in the same game.
Carlisle was hit with two technicals within the first three minutes of the fourth quarter. The second came after he kicked a ball rolling toward the Mavs bench that landed a few rows back in the floor seating, hitting a young boy.
Carlisle was frustrated over a non-call on the previous play that led to a Thunder fast break.
After the game, Cuban voiced his displeasure with the officiating, not just in that game but throughout the first month of the NBA's truncated season.
"Look, I haven't said a whole lot about the officiating in a long, long time, but I haven't seen it this bad in a long, long time," Cuban told ESPNDallas.com after the loss. "Guys miss calls; that's part of the game. You're not always going to have a great crew. Officials have got to learn that's part of the game.
"But these were officials that have been part of the league for years, and it was just off-the-charts bad. And if no one ever says anything, nothing ever happens."
The NBA doled out double fines Friday morning on the Dallas Mavericks (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/clubhouse?team=dal), hitting owner Mark Cuban for $75,000 for his criticism of the officials in Wednesday's loss against the Oklahoma City Thunder (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/clubhouse?team=okc) and coach Rick Carlisle for $35,000 for kicking the ball into the stands in the same game.
Carlisle was hit with two technicals within the first three minutes of the fourth quarter. The second came after he kicked a ball rolling toward the Mavs bench that landed a few rows back in the floor seating, hitting a young boy.
Carlisle was frustrated over a non-call on the previous play that led to a Thunder fast break.
After the game, Cuban voiced his displeasure with the officiating, not just in that game but throughout the first month of the NBA's truncated season.
"Look, I haven't said a whole lot about the officiating in a long, long time, but I haven't seen it this bad in a long, long time," Cuban told ESPNDallas.com after the loss. "Guys miss calls; that's part of the game. You're not always going to have a great crew. Officials have got to learn that's part of the game.
"But these were officials that have been part of the league for years, and it was just off-the-charts bad. And if no one ever says anything, nothing ever happens."