Two days after Larry Sanders sarcastically gave three officials a thumbs up after being booted from a Bucks game, the center had a decidedly less Mayberry exit from Milwaukee's loss to the Miami Heat. The NBA announced on Sunday that it had issued Sanders a $50,000 fine for whatever he called an official to get ejected from the game on Friday.
Larry Sanders draws $50,000 fine for referee insult
The Bucks center was fined for calling a referee a very bad name while arguing a call late in Milwaukee’s loss to Miami on Friday.
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The words Sanders used have not been confirmed.
Sanders has been ejected four times this season, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel notes. Sanders also criticized the officials after the game, which may have enhanced his penalty.
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