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Mavs' Cuban fined over referee comments
Wed May 10, 2006 11:53pm ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban was fined $200,000 for criticizing referees, National Basketball Association officials confirmed on Wednesday.
Cuban was fined $100,000 for coming onto the court to complain in Game One of his team's second-round playoff series against the San Antonio Spurs, and another $100,000 for comments he posted on his Web site blog.
His blog entry was entitled "How to improve NBA Playoff Officiating" and it contained more criticism of the league's referring policies.
Cuban was fined eight times for more than $1 million and suspended for three games in the first two years he owned the team, from 2000 to 2002.
He has been more reserved in his comments for the most part since then, but has still run foul of league officials for his behavior at times.
Dallas and San Antonio are tied 1-1 in their best-of-seven series.
Mavs' Cuban fined over referee comments
Wed May 10, 2006 11:53pm ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban was fined $200,000 for criticizing referees, National Basketball Association officials confirmed on Wednesday.
Cuban was fined $100,000 for coming onto the court to complain in Game One of his team's second-round playoff series against the San Antonio Spurs, and another $100,000 for comments he posted on his Web site blog.
His blog entry was entitled "How to improve NBA Playoff Officiating" and it contained more criticism of the league's referring policies.
Cuban was fined eight times for more than $1 million and suspended for three games in the first two years he owned the team, from 2000 to 2002.
He has been more reserved in his comments for the most part since then, but has still run foul of league officials for his behavior at times.
Dallas and San Antonio are tied 1-1 in their best-of-seven series.