RBGPF | 5.79% | 60.5 | $ | |
RYCEF | 5.76% | 6.95 | $ | |
VOD | -1.54% | 10.075 | $ | |
CMSC | -0.14% | 25.02 | $ | |
RELX | 1.33% | 48.01 | $ | |
NGG | -1.73% | 68.86 | $ | |
SCS | -5.81% | 13.335 | $ | |
JRI | -0.37% | 13.39 | $ | |
BCC | 4.66% | 143.76 | $ | |
GSK | -1.37% | 41.855 | $ | |
CMSD | 0.18% | 25.025 | $ | |
RIO | 3.35% | 65.09 | $ | |
BTI | -0.76% | 37.596 | $ | |
BCE | -0.99% | 35.26 | $ | |
AZN | 0.6% | 79.055 | $ | |
BP | 1.62% | 32.965 | $ |
Irving fined over fan spat: NBA
Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving has been fined $25,000 for swearing at a fan, the NBA said Thursday.
An NBA statement said Irving directed obscene language at a fan during the Nets' road trip loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday.
Irving, who played a pivotal role in helping the Cavaliers win the NBA Finals in 2016, responded after being heckled by a fan at courtside.
A Cavaliers fan appeared to taunt Irving with the remark "Kyrie, you need LeBron?", referring to Irving's former Cavs team-mate LeBron James.
Irving used an expletive when replying: "Got y'all a championship and you ... still ungrateful."
Irving has appeared in only a handful of games for the Nets this season after refusing to take the Covid-19 vaccine.
That stance means he is ineligible for Nets home games, but the club has recently relaxed its policy and allowed Irving to take part in away games.
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