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COMMENTARY | Chicago Bulls All-Star center Joakim Noah was fined $15,000 by the league after verbally accosting each one of the NBA refs officiating the Bulls' 99-70 loss to the Sacramento Kings on Monday night. After receiving his second technical of the game, Noah erupted into a profanity-laced tirade and had to be restrained as his aggressively pointed and screamed "(expletive) you!" to each of the three officials. But new commissioner Adam Silver decided to lightly tap Noah on the wrists with a $15,000 fine -- $5,000 per expletive if you're scoring at home. As the Noah fine was the first piece of discipline for Silver after taking over for longtime commissioner David Stern at the beginning of February, some are concerned that his laizssez-faire attitude toward player fines could have a negative impact on the game.
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