Austin Rivers Fined 25K For Verbal Outburst At Fan
- Updated: December 2, 2017
According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.com, the NBA has fined Los Angeles Clippers guard Austin Rivers 25,000 for a verbal outburst at a fan.
The NBA has fined Los Angeles Clippers guard Austin Rivers $25,000 for a verbal outburst directed at a courtside fan on Friday night at Staples Center, league sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 2, 2017
Below is a video of the outburst.
Austin Rivers with some NSFW language to a fan 😳 pic.twitter.com/5TVZqenmRT
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 1, 2017
Rivers apologized on his official Twitter account.
Apologize to the fans for using that language….I was simply trying to stick up for my teammate being heckled at. Ended up barking at the wrong fan. Apologies again! All love 🙏🏼
— Austin Rivers (@AustinRivers25) December 1, 2017
For the Clippers, it has been a tough season thus with all the injuries to key players. Rivers let some of that frustration boil over in their loss to the Utah Jazz and his wallet is a little lighter.
As more information surfaces on the Clippers, we will keep you up to date.
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