The NBA has fined Sixers head coach Nick Nurse and forward Kelly Oubre $50K each, the league announced Friday in a press release.
According to the NBA’s statement, Nurse was fined for “aggressively pursuing and verbally abusing” game officials, while Oubre got his fine due to “verbally abusing and directing an obscene gesture” toward game officials.
The incident occurred at the end of the Sixers’ one-point loss to the Clippers on Wednesday. With Philadelphia down 108-107 in the game's final seconds, Oubre drove to the basket and appeared to draw contact with Paul George as the Clippers’ forward impeded his path to the rim.
No foul was called, however, allowing the Clippers to hang onto their lead and leave with the victory. Nurse and Oubre both expressed their displeasure over the non-call to the referees following the buzzer, with Oubre, in particular, appearing to do so in colorful terms.
Referee crew chief Kevin Scott admitted in a pool interview after the game that a foul should have been called on George on the game’s final play, while Oubre apologized to the officials during his post-game media session for “losing his cool.”
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