NBA fines Hamidou Diallo $20K for making contact with ref

Detroit Pistons guard Hamidou Diallo Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports

NBA fines Pistons' Hamidou Diallo $20K for making contact with ref

Originally posted on Hoops Rumors | By Alex Kirschenbaum | Last updated 2/27/22

The NBA has fined Pistons guard Hamidou Diallo $20K, the league’s PR team announced in a press release.

Diallo is being penalized for shoving a referee with 6:29 left in the first half of Saturday’s 113-104 defeat to the Celtics, the NBA’s statement reveals. With the loss, the Pistons fell to a 14-46 record on the season.

Hami Diallo got ejected after this play pic.twitter.com/FcacMN1XWy
— Celtics on NBC Sports Boston (@NBCSCeltics) February 26, 2022

The 23-year-old swingman, drafted with the No. 45 pick out of Kentucky in 2018, was assessed a technical foul and ejected at the time of the incident, ultimately appearing in just 10:41 of the contest. He has been having a solid season for a rebuilding Pistons team, his first full year in Detroit.

Diallo is averaging 11.2 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.2 steals across 22.3 minutes per game. The 6-foot-5 wing is connecting on 49.8% of his field-goal looks in 53 games, including 29 starts.

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