The NBA fined Los Angeles Clippers forward Matt Barnes $25,000 for kicking a water bottle into the stands and directing profane language at fans during their loss to the Washington Wizards. Barnes says the league took away his kids Christmas money for kicking a paper water cup.
NBA: Jason Kidd Not Only Confesses To Purposely Spilling Drink, Also Says It Was Worth It
Brooklyn Nets head coach Jason Kidd needed to pull out a win over the Lakers and with no timeouts left to draw up a play he thunk fast and came up with a plan. While holding a drink he told Nets’ guard Tyshawn Taylor to “hit me”, spilling the drink and giving him that extra timeout while workers cleaned it up. Kidd initially denied he did it purposely even though the video clearly shows him saying “hit me” but after a $50,000 fine levied by the league, he fessed up.
