NEW YORK (AP) — Cleveland Cavaliers coach Byron Scott has been fined $35,000 for publicly criticizing game officials.
NBA Executive Vice President Stu Jackson announced the discipline Sunday for the comments Scott made following Cleveland’s 110-100 loss at Orlando on Friday.
Scott criticized officials Ed Malloy, Bennie Adams and Kevin Fehr. He bemoaned having to play a team where “there’s five white jerseys and three with stripes. … It’s hard when you’re playing against eight people.”
He also complained about the crew’s inconsistency.
Scott had never been fined in previous coaching stints with New Jersey and New Orleans.
