Rockets’ Kevin Porter Jr. fined $50,000 for violating health and safety protocols

Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr. has been fined $50,000 for violating the NBA’s health and safety protocols, the league announced in a press release.

Porter, who will turn 21 next week, violated these rules when he attended a club in Miami on April 19. The NBA’s protocols prohibit players and staff from attending indoor social gatherings of 15 or more people, along with entering bars, lounges, clubs or similar establishments.

The $50K fine is in line with what other players have received this season for protocol violations, though losing $50K will be more meaningful for Porter than for violators like James Harden and Kyrie Irving. The second-year Houston wing is making just $1.72M this season, a fraction of what Harden and Irving are earning.

Porter has served as a key cog in the Rockets’ rotation this season, averaging 15.2 points, 6.2 assists and 31.8 minutes in 22 games (19 starts).

Sterling Brown, who was assaulted and severely injured in the incident, will not be fined, tweets Marc Stein of the New York Times. The NBA considers its investigation closed unless new information arises, Stein adds (via Twitter).