The head coach and a key player of the Houston Rockets, Ime Udoka and Dillon Brooks respectively, were fined by the NBA for "inappropriate language" and "publicly criticizing the officiating."
The NBA fined Houston Rockets' head coach Ime Udoka and guard Dillon Brooks after the Rockets' 128-119 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on December 17.
The sanctions were announced by Joe Dumars, the head of basketball operations for the NBA.
Ime Udoka was handed a $25,000 fine for "directing inappropriate language toward a game official."
On the other hand, Dillon Brooks received a $35,000 fine for "directing inappropriate language toward a game official and publicly criticizing the officiating."
The sanctions were leveled after the two were ejected with technical fouls towards the end of the Rockets-Bucks game, with both being sent away with 38 seconds remaining.
Houston Rockets was defeated by the Bucks in a close game. Certain officiating calls irritated the Texan team and led to the fines at hand.
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