Julius Randle fined $40,000
JD Shaw: Knicks star Julius Randle has been fined $40,000 for directing hostile language toward a game official. Randle is the fifth player to be fined by the NBA today, with the total now at $140,000.
Source: Twitter @JShawNBA
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Ian Begley @IanBegley
Obi Toppin starting for NYK tonight with Julius Randle out, team says. – 7:01 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Hostile language X toward game official = #NBA fining Julius Randle $40K. pic.twitter.com/idnHgJZOcz – 6:34 PM
Marc Berman @NYPost_Berman
Another fine for Julius Randle – $40,000 for directing “hostile language toward a game official.” League is out to get him after he failed to cooperate in investigation of last incident with Cam Johnson in Phoenix. What a nightmare. – 6:32 PM
Mike Vorkunov @MikeVorkunov
Knicks forward Julius Randle has been fined $40,000 by the NBA for “directing hostile language” towards a ref after the Knicks loss to the Jazz Sunday. – 6:31 PM
Adam Zagoria @AdamZagoria
New York Knicks forward Julius Randle has been fined $40,000 for directing hostile language toward a game official, it was announced today by Byron Spruell, President, League Operations. – 6:24 PM
Fred Katz @FredKatz
There have been 5 Julius Randle-related fines this season.
• $15K to Randle for kicking ball in the stands
• $25K to Randle for cursing in presser
• $25K to NYK not talking to media
• $50K to him for Cam Johnson incident
• 40K to him for Jazz one
That’s $155K of fines. – 6:23 PM
Stefan Bondy @SBondyNYDN
Julius Randle has been fined $40,000 by the NBA for hostile language directed at a referee. He has been fined four times this season for a total of $130,000. – 6:20 PM
Fred Katz @FredKatz
The NBA fined Julius Randle $40K for “directing hostile language toward a game official” after the Knicks-Jazz game the other night. When reporters asked Randle about the incident after the game, he said he did not know what happened and said he was “not at all angry.” – 6:19 PM
