Doc Rivers fined for criticizing Bucks-Hornets officiating

The Milwaukee Bucks were defeated by the Charlotte Hornets two days ago in a game largely decided by Giannis Antetokounmpo’s foul on LaMelo Ball.

Stags coach Doc Rivers voiced his complaints about the officiating at the game’s press conference and was fined $25,000 by the NBA.

Rivers had stated that “Ahowever the referee made a mistake. Second match in a row with a wrong whistle in the last phase. LaMelo Ball is down. It just fell to the ground. There was no player near him. He slipped on his own. We would have possession, the match would be over.”

We remind you that the first referee of the match admitted after the end of the match that Giannis’ foul would have been canceled if the Bucks had the right to challenge as Curtis Blair stated “On the live stream of the game, Giannis was charged for contact (foot to foot) with LaMelo Ball driving toward the basket. We saw the phase after the end of the match and there was no foul, there was no contact.”