Doc fined $25k

[Roy Hobbs]

Doc Rivers was confused when he was thrown out, and even more so when he was fined.

Especially since he says the NBA told him the call he was arguing was incorrect.

The NBA fined the Boston Celtics coach $25,000 on Wednesday for an argument with officials that led to two quick technicals and an ejection.

"They admit that the ... call was wrong," Rivers said before the Celtics' game against the New Jersey Nets. "Of all the fines I've ever had, this is by far the most disappointing. I just don't get this one. I watched a couple of coaches last week run out on the floor and no fine. I get fined for being right."

. . .

Rivers said the league called to tell him the officials were mistaken in their ruling [on BBD's flagrant foul].

"I didn't want to hear the explanation when they called, honestly. I was not in the mood," Rivers said. "I didn't let them [explain] because there was no explanation.

"They said I stayed out on the floor too long, or whatever, which I didn't do. I didn't swear, kept saying, 'it's an awful call,' so I'm perplexed by the fine. I was perplexed at the time and so I still am."

http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/nba/news/story?id=4823568

[Redz]

silly

[Rondo_is_better]

silly

[Roy Hobbs]

silly!

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[ManUp]

Ludicrous

[Roy Hobbs]

Traves-sham-mockery!

[jdpapa3]

Can you appeal these fines with a separate arbitrator? This one is just awful.

[reggie35]

where is the fine for the refs for awarding a team four points for no reason?

[pearljammer10]

Ridiculous fine... They fine people for just about anything these days.

[Drucci]

Disgusting.

[PosImpos]

I'm glad the NBA admitted that it was the wrong call. 

In my mind, that's as good as saying that the game was wrongly given to the Hawks, since it was that call and Doc's subsequent ejection that more or less killed our team's motivation and focus for the rest of the game.

[Bahku]

What is STILL wrong here is that they recind the fine, admitting it was a bad call, and yet still fine Doc for saying "Bad call" ... this league neds some re-tooling, and soon. This has happened a few time this year, with the officials basically admitting their wrong ... while it's admirable that they're admitting their fallability, and while it's a step in the right direction, it's also another recurring symptom of a system in chaos.

[Overrated]

He deserved the fine for his tirade, but not for the reason he acted like that. I'd be throwing a fit too after those calls.

[fairweatherfan]

What is STILL wrong here is that they recind the fine, admitting it was a bad call, and yet still fine Doc for saying "Bad call" ... this league neds some re-tooling, and soon. This has happened a few time this year, with the officials basically admitting their wrong ... while it's admirable that they're admitting their fallability, and while it's a step in the right direction, it's also another recurring symptom of a system in chaos.

Thing is, it's not even the officials admitting they're wrong, it's the league office overruling the call.  So even that silver lining isn't there. 

Man, seeing Scal on that top 10 clip reminds me he should've been on there yesterday for his clean block of Josh Smith - too bad they made an anticipation/reputation call on that play instead.