Stan Van Gundy Fined $35K by NBA; Paul Pierce Fined $15K

Filed under: Celtics, Magic, NBA Referees

Orlando Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy was fined $35,000 by the NBA on Saturday for his critical comments of NBA officials, in which he accused referees of targeting Magic center Dwight Howard in their crackdown on technical fouls.



"They (officials) are looking for him, no question. They make a call on him and they are looking for his reaction. Other guys get away with stuff. He's going to have to accept that, they are looking for him. Every one of them (officials),'' Van Gundy said after the Magic's Thursday night victory over the New York Knicks. "For other guys, they look away. He's not going to be treated like everyone else in the league.''



Howard picked up his league-leading 12th technical foul of the season early in the win over the Knicks, putting him just four away from a mandatory one-game suspension.

 

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