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Clarkson was fined $35,000 for escalating an on-court altercation and throwing his headband into the stands after being ejected.
Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson and Detroit’s Ron Holland II and Paul Reed were fined by the NBA on Saturday for their roles in a recent on-court altercation.
The Thursday incident, which brought Clarkson and Pistons forward Holland technical fouls and ejections and a technical foul for Reed, came with 97 seconds remaining in the third quarter of Utah’s 126-119 victory at Detroit.
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Clarkson was fined $35,000 for escalating an on-court altercation and throwing his headband into the stands after being ejected.
Holland was fined $25,000 for escalating the scuffle while Pistons center Reed, was fined $15,000 for initiating the altercation.
Clarkson, an American of Filipino heritage, has averaged 15.1 points, 3.8 assists and 3.3 rebounds a game for the Jazz, who are 14th in the Western Conference at 6-20.
Holland, a 19-year-old rookie taken fifth in this year’s NBA Draft, averages 6.3 points and 3.1 rebounds a game while Reed averages 5.4 points and 2.4 rebounds for the Pistons, who at 11-17 are 11th in the Eastern Conference.
(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – AFP)
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December 22, 2024, 13:21 IST
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