Kenny Atkinson signs off after major tantrum
It’s time to Kenny Atkinson to go to checkout. Cavs coach received $50,000 fine by the NBA for being “ aggressively attacked the judge, insulted him and made involuntary physical contact » with him during travels from Cleveland to Phoenix on Friday.
The incident occurred after Kenny Atkinson received his second technical foul, which led to his ejection with a minute to play in the fourth quarter, during his team’s 126-113 loss to the Devin Booker-less Suns.
The technician saw red after missing the whistle against Colin Gillespie who defended aggressively on Sam Merrill. ” He had both hands on him! He stopped it with his hands, whereas in basketball you have to slide on the supports to get in front », the coach said.
The latter lamented that his team only got one free throw … after three quarters (8/11 overall) against a team “ which ranks 26th in the league in fouls committed ». « And I believe the second free throw was won after the ‘flop’. I’m not satisfied, I found that the match got away from us », he said again, clearly targeting the judge’s body.
2026-02-01 09:09:00
