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NBA fines T-Wolves center Reid $50,000 for ripping refs / Photo: © GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP/File
NBA fines T-Wolves center Reid $50,000 for ripping refs
Minnesota Timberwolves center Naz Reid was fined $50,000 by the NBA on Friday for questioning the integrity of game officials in a Wednesday home victory over Houston.
The incident, which brought Reid a technical foul and ejection, came 47 seconds into over-time of Minnesota's 110-108 triumph over the Rockets.
Reid was whistled for a charging foul on Houston big man Alperen Sengun early in over-time. The T-Wolves challenged the call but were denied after video review, a result that led Reid to complain to referee Scott Foster about the decision, leading to his ejection.
The 26-year-old American, in his seventh NBA campaign all with Minnesota, was voted the NBA Sixth Man of the Year in 2024 as the league's top reserve player.
Minnesota stands 45-28, fifth in the Western Conference just behind Denver with nine games remaining in the regular season.
The Rockets are sixth in the West, 1.5 games behind the Timberwolves.
M. de Jesus--JDB
