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The NBA announced today that the 2024 NBA Draft will expand to a two-night format that features the first round on Wednesday, June 26, and the second round on Thursday, June 27.&nbsp;
The first round will be held at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, and the second round will take place at ESPN&rsquo;s Seaport District Studios in New York.
ABC, ESPN and the ESPN App will each air the first round, and ESPN and the ESPN App will broadcast the second round. Coverage on both nights will begin at 8 p.m. ET. ESPN&rsquo;s presentation of the second round will include a comprehensive review of the first round and in-depth storytelling about the draftees. ESPN Radio will also provide national coverage of the NBA Draft.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The first round will continue to have five minutes between draft picks. For the second round, the time between draft picks will increase from two minutes to four minutes.
&ldquo;Based on feedback about the NBA Draft format from basketball executives around the league and my own experience in draft rooms, we believe that teams will benefit from being able to regroup between rounds and having additional time to make decisions during the second round,&rdquo; said Joe Dumars, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations. &ldquo;Two nights of primetime coverage will also enhance the viewing experience for our fans and further showcase the draftees.&rdquo;&nbsp;

The NBA announced today that the 2024 NBA Draft will expand to a two-night format.

NBA Draft expanding to two-day event starting in 2024

Los Angeles Lakers guard D&rsquo;Angelo Russell has been fined $15,000 for&nbsp;kicking the game ball into the spectator stands, it was announced today by Joe Dumars, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations.
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D&rsquo;Angelo Russell has been fined $15,000 for kicking the game ball into the stands following the Lakers&rsquo; 145-144 double overtime win over the Warriors, the NBA has announced.<a href="https://t.co/DV0yV6oGyb">pic.twitter.com/DV0yV6oGyb</a>
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The incident occurred following the conclusion of the Lakers&rsquo; 145-144 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Jan. 27 at Chase Center.

Los Angeles Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell has been fined $15,000 for kicking the game ball into the stands.

Lakers' D’Angelo Russell fined $15,000 for kicking ball into stands

Sacramento Kings head coach Mike Brown has been fined $50,000 for aggressively pursuing a game official during live play, and for&nbsp;publicly criticizing the officiating, it was announced today by Joe Dumars, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations.
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Mike Brown lights into the refereeing tonight in the Kings loss in Milwaukee. Brings out a laptop in his press conference to show film of the non-foul and foul that has him ticked off. Here is the five minute soundbite. <a href="https://t.co/Q8InpkFh8B">pic.twitter.com/Q8InpkFh8B</a>
&mdash; Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) <a href="https://twitter.com/anthonyVslater/status/1746732267110531476?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 15, 2024</a></blockquote>
Brown&rsquo;s actions took place during and after the Kings&rsquo; 143-142 overtime loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Jan. 14 at Fiserv Forum.&nbsp;

Sacramento Kings head coach Mike Brown has been fined $50,000, the NBA announced today.

Mike Brown fined $50,000 for pursuing ref, criticizing officiating

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has been suspended indefinitely for striking&nbsp;Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkić in the face,&nbsp;it was announced today by Joe Dumars, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations.&nbsp; This outcome takes into account Green&rsquo;s repeated history of unsportsmanlike acts.
The incident occurred with&nbsp;8:23&nbsp;remaining in the third quarter of the Warriors&rsquo; 119-116 loss to the Suns on Dec. 12 at Footprint Center.&nbsp; Green received a Flagrant Foul 2 and was ejected.
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Draymond has been ejected after flagrant foul on Nurkić <a href="https://t.co/RmrLU5tdw8">pic.twitter.com/RmrLU5tdw8</a>
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Green&rsquo;s suspension will begin immediately.&nbsp; He will be required to meet certain league and team conditions before he returns to play.&nbsp;
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Draymond Green has been suspended indefinitely for striking Jusuf Nurkić in the face, the NBA announced.

NBA suspends Warriors' Draymond Green indefinitely

The article was initially published on BasketballNews on April 6, 2022.
Anyone else love going back and looking at old box scores and falling down afternoon-long rabbit holes, or am I the weirdo?
You might&rsquo;ve read the headline and either recalled this event actually happening, or are befuddled at how such a thing could take place, even in that NBA.
This article, published on April 6, 2022, marks 25 years since the Del Harris-led Los Angeles Lakers held Jim Cleamons and his Dallas Mavericks to 2 points in the third quarter of a regular-season game.
The contest was held at the LA Forum, where a 50-24 Laker team met a 22-53 Mavs squad with two weeks remaining before the playoffs started. Staples wasn&rsquo;t that big yet, and Crypto didn&rsquo;t exist. (Some might say it still doesn&rsquo;t, but you can fight about that amongst yourselves.)
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A large-ass, Biggie verse-having, All-Star center named Shaquille O&rsquo;Neal had been <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1997/02/14/sports/injury-to-o-neal-is-a-blow-to-lakers.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">out with a knee injury</a> suffered that February, which he returned from five days later. Something tells me, if you made it here, you&rsquo;ve heard of him. Also on the Lakers, quite famously, was a talented rookie named Kobe Bryant, who had been playing regular rotation minutes at 18 years old, but wasn&rsquo;t yet Kobe.
The Mavericks had traded a controversial-but-talented point guard in Jason Kidd earlier in the season &mdash; along with Tony Dumas and Loren Meyer &mdash; to the Phoenix Suns for a package highlighted by Michael Finley, Sam Cassell and A.C. Green. They also dealt Jamal Mashburn to the Miami Heat several weeks later for Kurt Thomas, Sasa Danilović and Martin M&uuml;&uuml;rsepp.
And right before the deadline, Dallas rerouted Cassell as part of a five-man package including Jim Jackson, George McCloud (who wound up on the Lakers retroactively), Eric Montross and Chris Gatling for Shawn Bradley, Khalid Reeves, Robert Pack and Ed O&rsquo;Bannon &mdash; famously the Most Outstanding Player of the 1995 Final Four, and <a href="https://www.primerus.com/business-law-articles/ed-obannon-shines-a-light-upon-student-athletes-right-of-publicity-624201.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">killer of EA's NCAA Football and NCAA Basketball video game franchises</a>. This move not only cemented Dallas&rsquo; rebuild, but it officially made way for a <a href="https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/mavericks/2018/06/06/flashback-jamal-mashburn-on-what-really-happened-between-jason-kidd-jim-jackson-and-toni-braxton/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Toni Braxton-less future in Texas</a>.
The Mavericks, <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/DAL/1997_games.html">who came in as losers of 10 straight heading into this game</a> &mdash; a lengthy skid that never saw the team score more than 92 points &mdash; went into Hollywood and started Pack, Finley, Green, Bradley and Derek Harper. Without Shaq, the Lakers began with Derek Fisher, Eddie Jones, Jerome Kersey, Corie Blount and Sean Rooks, who played a game-high 43 minutes (33 over his season average).
<a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199704060LAL.html">The Mavericks led 30-17 after the first quarter and 51-37 at halftime</a>. The teams combined to attempt 12 threes in the first half, which most teams would typically combine to do in a quarter today. The Mavericks shot 21 of 44 from the field and outrebounded the Lakers 24-16 while holding L.A. to 12 of 32 shooting.
Bryant and Robert Horry went a combined 2 of 9 off the bench, and Rooks had logged 10 points and 7 boards to that point. Harper and Finley combined for 25 points on 9 of 15 shooting, while Bradley had 9 points and 9 rebounds.
Okay, now let's get to why you&rsquo;re here.
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Not only did the Mavericks score 2 points in the entire third quarter, but the points came from a pair of Harper free throws with 1:51 left in the quarter. So it took over 10 minutes to even get on the board in this period.
Anyway, the Mavericks shot 0 of 15 from the field for the quarter and missed all 4 of their three-balls. They also had 9 turnovers and only made one substitution over the entire 12 minutes, removing Pack for Sa&scaron;a Danilović about halfway through the third. That meant Green, Harper, Finley and Bradley were each a minus-25 for the quarter, and Pack was a minus-20.
For good measure, the Mavericks third quarter could be summed up like this:
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<li>Points: 2</li>
<li>Fouls: 3</li>
</ul>
The Lakers outscored the Mavericks 27-2 and still just led 64-53 after three. L.A. shot 10 of 17 in the quarter, made 5 of 7 triples, only needed to pull down 8 rebounds and turned the ball over just twice.
The Mavs outdid their horrific third quarter only 48 seconds into the fourth with two layups. They even cut their deficit to as close as 7 points in garbage time before the Lakers pulled away with a 87-80 win.
Fisher scored 21 points &mdash; not even close to a career-high for him &mdash; but to that point, his highest point tally had been just 14. In fact, the 21 points would remain a career-best mark for Fisher until he netted 26 points on March 13, 2001 in a win over the Boston Celtics four years later.
Sean &ldquo;2019 Bam Adebayo&rdquo; Rooks ended the night with 15 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks. Bryant logged about 22 minutes off the bench, netting 13 points on 3 of 9 shooting, also finishing with 3 steals and going a perfect 5 of 5 at the free-throw line.
Harper led the Mavs with 18 points on 6 of 15 shooting. Finley only put up 9 shots in over 34 minutes of play. The next time he put up just 9 shots in that many minutes? <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200203310WAS.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">March 31, 2002</a>.
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So, what ended up happening to these two teams? Glad you asked!
The Lakers finished 56-26 and fourth in the Western Conference, sweeping the Kenny Anderson, Isaiah Rider, and Rasheed Wallace-led Portland Trail Blazers in Round 1. Then, in the West semifinals, L.A. fell to the No. 1 seed Utah Jazz, who eventually lost to the Chicago Bulls in the 1997 NBA Finals. The Lakers still had a few more years of Harris before Phil Jackson eventually came to clean things up prior to the 1999-2002 three-peat era.
The Mavericks finished 24-58 and were actually still fourth in the Midwest Division among seven teams, completing 1996-97 with only the sixth-worst record in the league. Unfortunately, they didn&rsquo;t own their own draft pick, but fortunately, the Celtics &mdash; who had it at No. 6 &mdash; used it on Ron Mercer, so it wasn&rsquo;t an egregious miss.
Tracy McGrady did go No. 9 overall, and the Mavs did settle on Kelvin Cato at No. 15, but they landed with a kid named Dirk Nowitzki in the 1998 NBA Draft after another 20-win season.
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Bryan Fonseca revisits when the Mavericks only mustered a measly 2 points in the third quarter against the Lakers.

Revisiting the time the Mavericks scored just 2 points in a quarter

Los Angeles Clippers forward Paul George has been fined $35,000 for public criticism of the officiating, it was announced today by Joe Dumars, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations.
The fine amount is based in part on George&rsquo;s history of public criticism of the officiating.
"I thought we played great. It's tough, the adversity of playing against the extra three," George told reporters following the Clippers&rsquo; 111-108 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Nov. 14 at Ball Arena. "I thought they were awful."
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Clippers played their best since the Harden trade but can't overcome the champs in Denver and, in Paul George's view, the officiating crew: "I thought we played great. It's tough, the adversity of playing against the extra three. I thought they were awful" <a href="https://t.co/H9fQRzwMXi">https://t.co/H9fQRzwMXi</a>
&mdash; Ohm Youngmisuk (@NotoriousOHM) <a href="https://twitter.com/NotoriousOHM/status/1724698543439347717?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 15, 2023</a></blockquote>

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Los Angeles Clippers forward Paul George has been fined $35,000 for public criticism of the officiating.

Clippers' Paul George fined $35,000 for public criticism of NBA refs

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has been suspended five games without pay for "escalating an on-court altercation and forcibly grabbing Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert around the neck in an unsportsmanlike and dangerous manner," it was announced today by Joe Dumars, NBA Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations.
The NBA made it clear in their announcement that the length of the suspension is based in part on Green&rsquo;s history of unsportsmanlike acts.
In addition, Warriors guard Klay Thompson and Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels and center Rudy Gobert have each been fined $25,000 for their roles in the incident, which started when Thompson and McDaniels became entangled and were grabbing and pulling at one another&rsquo;s jerseys, and continued when Gobert entered the situation and wrapped up Thompson.
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Draymond had Gobert in a headlock. 😳 <a href="https://t.co/YIBlsGQrgi">pic.twitter.com/YIBlsGQrgi</a>
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Thompson and McDaniels were each assessed a technical foul and ejected, while Green was assessed a Flagrant Foul 2 and ejected.&nbsp;
The incident occurred with&nbsp;10:17&nbsp;remaining in the first quarter of the Timberwolves&rsquo; 104-101 win over the Warriors on Nov. 14 at Chase Center.
Green will begin serving his five-game suspension on&nbsp;Thursday, November 16&nbsp;when the Warriors host the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Draymond Green has been suspended five games without pay for Tuesday's altercation with Rudy Gobert.

Draymond Green suspended 5 games without pay for Rudy Gobert headlock

Memphis Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins has been fined $25,000 for&nbsp;public criticism of the officiating, it was announced today by Joe Dumars, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations.
Jenkins made his comments to the media following the Grizzlies&rsquo; 127-121 loss to the Utah Jazz on Nov. 10 at FedExForum.&nbsp;
Here's video of Taylor's full comments:
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&ldquo;Saddle up. One of the most poorly officiated games I&rsquo;ve ever seen. Record it, I&rsquo;m fine with it. F*cking atrocious.&rdquo; Taylor Jenkins WENT OFF on the officials after the Grizzlies&rsquo; loss to the Jazz last night 😳<a href="https://t.co/nXGPB2YMVc">pic.twitter.com/nXGPB2YMVc</a>
&mdash; ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1723345954294702323?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 11, 2023</a></blockquote>

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Memphis Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins has been fined $25,000 for public criticism of the officiating.

Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins fined $25,000 for criticizing refs

NBA&nbsp;Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations&nbsp;Joe Dumars announced today that Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards&nbsp;has been fined&nbsp;$50,000&nbsp;for recklessly swinging a chair in frustration that struck two bystanders as he exited the court at the conclusion of the Timberwolves&rsquo; playoff game against the Denver Nuggets on April 25 at Ball Arena.&nbsp;
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Anthony Edwards could reportedly be filed with with 3rd-degree assault after his Game 5 post-game outburst. Edwards picked up a chair &amp; swung it. 2 employees were then "injured" and asked to press charges. (via <a href="https://twitter.com/DenverSportsCom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DenverSportsCom</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/CharlieWaltonMN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CharlieWaltonMN</a>)<a href="https://t.co/qIvKeGKXZH">pic.twitter.com/qIvKeGKXZH</a>
&mdash; ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1651347783230832640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 26, 2023</a></blockquote>

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In accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the league&rsquo;s review of this matter was deferred until after the criminal investigation into the player&rsquo;s conduct concluded with charges dismissed last month.

Anthony Edwards has been fined $50,000 for recklessly swinging a chair in frustration after a playoff game, striking two bystanders.

Anthony Edwards fined $50,000 for throwing chair after playoff game

The 2023 NBA Draft could go down as a special class, with talented prospects such as Victor Wembanyama, Scoot Henderson, Brandon Miller and the Thompson twins as well as some interesting depth pieces.
But will it ever be considered one of the best draft classes in NBA history? That remains to be seen.
Today, we're going to identify the cr&egrave;me de la cr&egrave;me of NBA draft classes.
The 2003 NBA Draft
The 2003 NBA Draft featured multiple generational talents that would come to define the NBA for the next two decades. Led by LeBron James, this class also included household names such as Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. Not only did this draft have star power, it was also very deep. Twenty-seven players from the 2003 class played at least 10 seasons in the NBA: James, Wade, Anthony, Bosh, Kyle Korver, David West, Zaza Pachulia, Nick Collison, Boris Diaw, Kendrick Perkins, Leandro Barbosa, James Jones, Chris Kaman, Kirk Hinrich, Dahntay Jones, Steve Blake, Mo Williams, Luke Ridnour, Willie Green, Matt Bonner, Travis Outlaw, Keith Bogans, Darko Milicic, Mickael Pietrus, Sasha Pavlovic, Josh Howard and Luke Walton. This class featured nine All-Stars and plenty of quality role players.
The 1984 NBA Draft
The 1984 NBA Draft stands as a legendary class, and some might argue that it's the greatest draft of all-time. Two of the top three picks &mdash; Michael Jordan and Hakeem Olajuwon &mdash; would ultimately etch their names in the annals of basketball history and redefine greatness. In addition to Jordan and Olajuwon, players like Charles Barkley, John Stockton and Alvin Robertson showcased their immense talent as well. This class produced five Hall-of-Famers and seven All-Stars.
The 1996 NBA Draft
The 1996 NBA Draft changed the landscape of the league, heralding the arrival of future Hall-of-Famers and icons. Led by the legendary Kobe Bryant and the enigmatic Allen Iverson, this class boasted an array of talent that reinvigorated the game. This class also featured Ray Allen, Steve Nash, Jermaine O'Neal, Ben Wallace, Stephon Marbury, Peja Stojakovic, Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Antoine Walker, Marcus Camby, Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Derek Fisher. The 1996 NBA Draft was deep, producing 10 All-Stars and five Hall-of-Famers. Jon Finkel recently revisited this star-studded class in his book "1996," and he <a href="https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/revisiting-the-starstudded-1996-nba-draft-kobe-bryant-ray-allen-steve-nash-allen-iverson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ran a terrific excerpt on Basketball News</a>.
The 1985 NBA Draft
The 1985 NBA Draft was certainly special. This class featured 10 All-Stars including Karl Malone, Patrick Ewing, Chris Mullin, Joe Dumars, Detlef Schrempf, Xavier McDaniel, Charles Oakley, &nbsp;AC Green, Terry Porter and Michael Adams. The class also featured Arvydas Sabonis, an overseas legend and terrific Portland Trail Blazer. Like the 1996 NBA Draft, this class has the star power and depth to be considered one of the best drafts in NBA history.
The 2009 NBA Draft
While not as immediately illustrious as some of the other classes on this list, the 2009 NBA Draft proved to be a treasure trove of talent. This class exemplified the importance of patience and player development, as Stephen Curry, James Harden, Blake Griffin, DeMar DeRozan, Jrue Holiday and Jeff Teague would all go on to become All-Stars. Griffin missed his rookie year with an injury, but dominated as soon as he stepped on an NBA court. Curry battled injuries early in his career, but would become a four-time champion and two-time MVP. Harden went from being an elite sixth man to an MVP once he got the opportunity in Houston. This class also featured Brandon Jennings, Ricky Rubio, Tyreke Evans, Darren Collison, Ty Lawson, Patty Mills, Danny Green, Taj Gibson and Patrick Beverley among others.
Which class is the greatest in NBA history? <a href="https://twitter.com/basketbllnews" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tweet us your thoughts</a>!&nbsp;

Basketball News examines the crème de la crème of draft classes throughout NBA history.

Exploring the 5 best draft classes in NBA history

On Saturday, the NBA unveiled details of the league's In-Season Tournament, a new annual competition for all 30 teams that will debut in the 2023-24 regular season.
The inaugural In-Season Tournament will tip off on Nov. 3 in NBA team markets and culminate with the playing of the Semifinals (Dec. 7) and Championship (Dec. 9) at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
&ldquo;We are excited to introduce the NBA In-Season Tournament as an opportunity to further enhance and innovate around our season structure,&rdquo; said Joe Dumars, NBA Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations. &ldquo;With the addition of this new marquee event on the NBA calendar, we are focused on providing players and teams with another competition to win, engaging fans in a different way and driving further interest in the early portion of the regular-season schedule.&rdquo;
The In-Season Tournament will consist of two stages: Group Play and the Knockout Rounds.&nbsp;
<ul style="font-weight: 400;">
<li>Group Play: As revealed today on ESPN and outlined below, all 30 teams have been randomly drawn into groups of five within their conference based on win-loss records from the 2022-23 regular season.&nbsp; Each team will play four designated Group Play games &ndash; one game against each opponent in its group, with two games at home and two on the road &ndash; on &ldquo;Tournament Nights,&rdquo; which will take place every Tuesday and Friday from Nov. 3-28 (with the exception of Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 7, when no games will be played).&nbsp; The only NBA games played on Tournament Nights will be Group Play games.</li>
<li>Knockout Rounds: Eight teams will advance to the Knockout Rounds:&nbsp; the team with the best standing in Group Play games in each of the six groups and two &ldquo;wild cards&rdquo; (the team from each conference with the best record in Group Play games that finished second in its group).&nbsp; The Knockout Rounds will consist of single-elimination games in the Quarterfinals (played in NBA team markets on Monday, Dec. 4 and Tuesday, Dec. 5) and Semifinals and Championship (played in Las Vegas on Dec. 7 and Dec. 9, respectively).&nbsp; The Knockout teams will compete for a prize pool and the new In-Season Tournament trophy, the NBA Cup.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
The 67 games across both stages of the In-Season Tournament will count toward the regular-season standings except the Championship. Each team will continue to play 82 regular-season games in the 2023-24 season, including those games that are part of Group Play and the Knockout Rounds.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Fourteen Group Play games (two games on each Tournament Night) and all seven Knockout Round games will be televised nationally. The game and broadcast schedule for the In-Season Tournament Group Play stage will be announced in August. An overview of the Group Play schedule <a href="https://pr.nba.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/46/2023/07/In-Season-Tournament-Game-Matrix-and-Matchups.pdf" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://pr.nba.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/46/2023/07/In-Season-Tournament-Game-Matrix-and-Matchups.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1688968848021000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0eTVMmHMCrLdlZ7qYM5lK7">is available here</a>.
More details about the In-Season Tournament are below.
Group Play Draw
To determine each team&rsquo;s opponents in the Group Play games, the 15 teams in each conference were divided into three groups of five teams via a random drawing.&nbsp; The groups are below:
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Before the drawing, each team was placed into a &ldquo;pot&rdquo; based on its record from the prior regular season (2022-23).&nbsp; In each conference, one team from each pot was randomly selected into each of the three groups in that conference.&nbsp; The pots were as follows:&nbsp;
<ul style="font-weight: 400;">
<li>Pot 1:&nbsp; The teams with the three best prior-season records in a conference.</li>
<li>Pot 2:&nbsp; The teams with the fourth- through sixth-best prior-season records.</li>
<li>Pot 3:&nbsp; The teams with the seventh- through ninth-best prior-season records.</li>
<li>Pot 4:&nbsp; The teams with the 10th- through 12th-best prior-season records.</li>
<li>Pot 5:&nbsp; The teams with the 13th- through 15th-best prior-season records.</li>
</ul>
Knockout Rounds
In each conference, Quarterfinal games will be hosted by the two teams with the best record in Group Play games, and the team with the best record in Group Play games will host the wild card team.&nbsp;
During the Knockout Rounds on days when In-Season Tournament games are not scheduled (Wednesday, Dec. 6 and Friday, Dec. 8), the 22 teams that do not qualify for the Knockout Rounds will each play two regular-season games.&nbsp; The four teams that lose in the Quarterfinals will each play a regular-season game on Dec. 8.&nbsp;
Prize Pool
For the 2023-24 season, the In-Season Tournament prize pool will be allocated to the players on the teams that participate in the Knockout Rounds as follows:&nbsp;
<ul style="font-weight: 400;">
<li>Players on winning team of Championship:&nbsp; $500,000 each</li>
<li>Players on losing team of Championship:&nbsp; $200,000 each</li>
<li>Players on losing team of Semifinals:&nbsp; $100,000 each</li>
<li>Players on losing team of Quarterfinals:&nbsp; $50,000 each</li>
</ul>
League Honors
At the conclusion of the In-Season Tournament, the NBA will name the Most Valuable Player of the In-Season Tournament and the All-Tournament Team.&nbsp; Selection will be based on the players&rsquo; performance in both Group Play and the Knockout Rounds.

The NBA unveiled details of the league's In-Season Tournament, a new annual competition for all 30 teams that will debut next season.

Here's everything to know about the NBA's new In-Season Tournament

Rick Adelman, a Hall-of-Fame coach and one of only 10 coaches in NBA history to have won more than 1,000 games, is the recipient of the 2023 Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award, the National Basketball Coaches Association announced today.
&ldquo;Rick Adelman&rsquo;s NBA coaching career has been highlighted by innovation, integrity, and excellence,&rdquo; said Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle, who is also the NBCA president. &ldquo;His teams always played to their strengths, and Rick always found subtle ways to reinvent NBA basketball to help his players thrive. His quiet, unassuming nature belies his impact as one of the great NBA coaches of all time.&rdquo;
&ldquo;I am honored to receive the Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award,&rdquo; Adelman said. &ldquo;To be included with the past winners is special. Chuck was a great coach and respected by all those who coached against his teams. To receive an award like this I have to thank all those who helped me along the way, in particular my assistant coaches and front offices. I would also like to thank the players I had through the years. Their effort and cooperation made everything I did possible. Good players make coaching much easier.
&ldquo;This event makes me think of Michael Goldberg, who was a big help to all coaches and especially to me. He was a good friend who I miss. Thanks to the National Basketball Coaches Association, Coach Rick Carlisle and David Fogel. I also want to thank the Selection Committee for presenting me with this honor. I am grateful to all of those who made this possible, especially my wife Mary Kay and my family. Thank you.&rdquo;
Adelman coached in the NBA for 29 years, including 23 as a head coach for five different teams (the Portland Trail Blazers, Golden State Warriors, Sacramento Kings, Houston Rockets and Minnesota Timberwolves), amassing a 1,042-749 (.582) career record. He led his teams &ndash; known for their free-flowing, read-and-react motion offenses &ndash; to the playoffs 16 times, to the Conference Finals four times and to the NBA Finals twice.
He played collegiately at Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles and, as a senior in 1967-68, was voted West Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Year. Drafted by the San Diego Rockets in 1968, Adelman played seven seasons in the NBA.
Adelman began his coaching career at Chemeketa Community College in Salem, Oregon, in 1977 where he led his teams to a 141-39 record and three conference championships in six years. It was while at Chemeketa in 1983 that he was hired by the legendary coach Jack Ramsay as an assistant coach for the Blazers, a position he held until he was named head coach midway through the 1988-89 season.
In his first full season as an NBA head coach in 1989-90, Adelman led the Blazers to a 59-23 record, the Western Conference championship and a trip to the NBA Finals. Two years later, the Blazers were once again Western Conference champions and back in the NBA Finals. Under Adelman, Portland had four straight seasons of 50-plus wins, a record of 291-154 (.684) and were in the playoffs all six seasons.&nbsp;
Adelman coached the Warriors for the 1995-96 and 1996-97 seasons before assuming the reins in Sacramento in 1998. In eight seasons as head coach of the Kings, Adelman had a 395-229 (.683) record, winning 50 games or more in five consecutive seasons and taking the team to the playoffs each year.
In 2007, Adelman was named the Rockets' head coach, leading Houston to back-to-back 50-plus win seasons in his first two years and a winning record in all four seasons. Adelman closed out his coaching career with the Minnesota Timberwolves, where his teams improved from 17 to 26 to 31 to 40 wins in his three seasons at the helm.
In 2014, upon his retirement, Adelman ranked ninth all-time in both games coached (1,791) and games won (1,042). Today, he ranks 10th in games won and 13th on the all-time playoff wins list with 79. His teams had a total of 11 50-win seasons and two 60-plus win seasons. Adelman finished runner-up in Coach of the Year voting four times with three different teams (1990-91 with Portland, 2000-01 and 2001-02 with Sacramento and 2008-09 with Houston) and was a three-time All-Star Game coach.
Adelman was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach in 2021. He was inducted into the Loyola Marymount Hall of Fame in 1986 and was named Oregon Sports Person of the Year in both 1990 and 1992. In 2015, the West Coast Conference (formerly the WCAC) inducted him into its Hall of Honor.
&ldquo;Rick Adelman is widely respected for his teaching, his tough-to-defend motion offenses, and his ability to get players to buy into his philosophy,&rdquo; said David Fogel, the National Basketball Coaches Association's executive director and general counsel. &ldquo;His commitment to the game and his players is reflected in his career accomplishments and makes him a most worthy recipient of this award. Congratulations to Coach Adelman on this prestigious recognition.&rdquo;
The National Basketball Coaches Association&rsquo;s Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award honors the memory of Hall-of-Fame coach Chuck Daly, who set a standard for integrity, competitive excellence and tireless promotion of NBA basketball. The award is determined annually by a Selection Committee comprised of some of the most respected coaches and basketball executives in the game, including Bernie Bickerstaff, Billy Cunningham, Joe Dumars, Phil Jackson, Gregg Popovich, Pat Riley, Donnie Walsh and Lenny Wilkens.
The prior recipients are Mike Fratello (2022), Larry Brown (2021), Del Harris (2020), Frank Layden (2019), Doug Moe (2018), Al Attles and Hubie Brown (2017), K.C. Jones and Jerry Sloan (2016), Dick Motta (2015), Bernie Bickerstaff (2014), Bill Fitch (2013), Pat Riley (2012), Lenny Wilkens (2011), Jack Ramsay and Tex Winter (2010), and Tommy Heinsohn (2009).

Rick Adelman is the 18th recipient of the Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award.

Rick Adelman named winner of Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award

Memphis Grizzlies forward/guard Dillon Brooks has been fined $25,000 for "violating league rules governing media interview access," it was announced today by NBA executive vice president and head of basketball operations Joe Dumars.
The fine results from Brooks&rsquo; failure to participate in team postgame media availability during the first round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs. Brooks refused to speak to the media after multiple first-round games against the Los Angeles Lakers.
The Lakers eliminated the Grizzlies in six games in the first round, and Brooks struggled during the series after calling out LeBron James.
During the first-round series, Brooks averaged 10.5 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists, while shooting a dreadful 31.2% from the field and 23.8% from three-point range &ndash; both of which were his career-lows in the postseason.
Brooks is an unrestricted free agent this offseason, and there has been some discussion about whether the Grizzlies will try to retain him given his on-court struggles and antics.

Dillon Brooks has been fined $25,000 for "violating league rules governing media interview access," the NBA announced today.

NBA fines Dillon Brooks $25,000 for skipping media availability

Atlanta Hawks guard Dejounte Murray has been suspended one game without pay for "making inappropriate contact with and verbally abusing a game official," it was announced today by NBA executive vice president and head of basketball operations Joe Dumars.
The incident occurred at the conclusion of the Hawks&rsquo; 129-121 loss to the Boston Celtics in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series on April 23 at State Farm Arena. &nbsp;
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Murray will serve his suspension on April 25 when the Hawks visit the Celtics for Game 5 of the series at TD Garden. The Celtics currently lead the series 3-1 over the Hawks.
This season, Murray averaged 20.5 points, 6.1 assists, 5.3 rebounds, 1.8 threes and 1.5 steals, while shooting 46.4% from the field, 34.4% from three-point range and 83.2% from the free-throw line.
During the first four playoff games, Murray has averaged 25.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 3.3 threes and 2.3 steals, while shooting 45.6% from the field, 39.4% from three and 100% from the free-throw line.
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Dejounte Murray has been suspended one game without pay for making inappropriate contact with and verbally abusing a referee.

Dejounte Murray suspended after 'inappropriate contact' with ref

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) &mdash; Draymond Green is certain this is far from his last suspension, and&nbsp;<a class="paragraph-link" href="https://twitter.com/JanieMcCAP/status/1649879597679521792" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">he had some strong words for the NBA</a>&nbsp;trying to make him an example of suspensions based on past behavior.
The Golden State forward is set to return for the Warriors in Sunday&rsquo;s Game 4 against the Sacramento Kings with his team trailing 2-1 in the best-of-seven series after serving a one-game suspension during&nbsp;<a class="paragraph-link" href="https://apnews.com/article/kings-warriors-nba-playoffs-fe37b365125d3be437822974ab8b3f9a">the defending champions&rsquo; 114-97 Game 3 victory</a>&nbsp;Thursday night.
&ldquo;Them (s&mdash;&mdash;) don&rsquo;t work,&rdquo; Green said Saturday of any special rules for him. &ldquo;Here I am, still sitting here, still winning. They created those rules before, they didn&rsquo;t work, they still don&rsquo;t work. Maybe they did but Draymond won&rsquo;t be moved by no Draymond rules. I will continue to play the game how I play the game, operate how I operate, be exactly who I am, because that leads to winning.&rdquo;
In the fourth quarter of the Kings&rsquo; 114-106 Game 2 win Monday night,&nbsp;<a class="paragraph-link" href="https://apnews.com/article/nba-playoffs-2023-draymond-green-ejected-075df068895834184e0877648d513b0a">Green stepped on the chest of Sacramento center Domantas Sabonis</a>&nbsp;after Stephen Curry grabbed a defensive rebound.
With the Warriors pushing the ball up court and Sabonis on the ground, Green took a hard step on Sabonis, who stayed down for several minutes as officials reviewed the play.
Sabonis was called for a technical foul for grabbing Green&rsquo;s leg, and Green was given a flagrant 2 foul that led to an automatic ejection.
Golden State shined in Green&rsquo;s absence the next game, though Curry made clear his disappointment with the NBA&rsquo;s position and noted how it took everyone responding &mdash; saying &ldquo;how bad of a decision I think they made on suspending him first and foremost and you&rsquo;re frustrated with that but you also have to understand, I know Bob (Myers) said it up here yesterday, we have a job to do and there&rsquo;s nothing we could do about it.&rdquo;
While explaining the discipline, announced by executive vice president and&nbsp;<a class="paragraph-link" href="https://apnews.com/article/warriors-draymond-suspended-nba-playoffs-a08adc073a205bc39043109e9a19a8a9">head of basketball operations Joe Dumars</a>, the NBA noted &ldquo;the suspension was based in part on Green&rsquo;s history of unsportsmanlike acts.&rdquo;
76ers coach Doc Rivers expressed his disagreement with it: &ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t think Draymond should&rsquo;ve gotten suspended and I think the league is setting up a very dangerous precedent right now.&rdquo;
&ldquo;My feelings about it is irrelevant. My sentiments on it is that I strongly agree with Doc Rivers,&rdquo; Green said. &ldquo;I think he said it better than anybody could have said it, but as far as being suspended or the game goes, we won. So anything that happened around that or how I felt or how anyone felt, we channeled it the right way. You channel that energy the right way, I think that&rsquo;s the most important thing.&rdquo;
In 2016, Green was suspended for a crucial Game 5 loss to LeBron James and the Cavaliers in the NBA Finals after accumulating too many flagrant fouls in the playoffs that season. The Warriors wound up losing in seven.
He can&rsquo;t compare the two.
&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a different feeling, 2016 we were up 3-1, so whether you lose that game or not you have more,&rdquo; Green said. &ldquo;Being down 2-0 you have more whether you lose or not, but it&rsquo;s different. So I think for us being in a totally different position. Being in a dog fight and not being able to participate, that&rsquo;s tough, not from the suspension. I&rsquo;ve been suspended from Game 5 of the NBA Finals. There&rsquo;s never a suspension that would bother me. There&rsquo;s no game that could compare to that, so as far as my personal feeling about a suspension it&rsquo;s neither here nor there. It doesn&rsquo;t move me one way or another. ... I&rsquo;ll get suspended again at some point.&rdquo;
Now, Green is eager to move forward, get back on the court and keep Golen State going.
&ldquo;As long as they create Draymond rules that means we&rsquo;re winning,&rdquo; he said, &ldquo;and that&rsquo;s great, they can create as many Draymond rules as they want, that&rsquo;s beautiful. It doesn&rsquo;t change Draymond.&rdquo;

Draymond Green is set to return for the Warriors in Sunday’s Game 4 against the Kings with his team trailing 2-1 in the first-round series.

Draymond Green won’t change post-suspension, ready for Game 4

<a class="paragraph-link" href="https://www.nba.com/watch/video/warriors-vs-kings-4-17-2023" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Golden State&rsquo;s Draymond Green stepping</a>&nbsp;on the chest of Sacramento&rsquo;s Domantas Sabonis was an action the league considered excessive, dangerous and worthy of suspension, NBA executive vice president Joe Dumars said Wednesday,
Dumars &mdash; whose job duties include being one of the NBA&rsquo;s major decision-makers for player discipline matters &mdash; shed light on what went into the decision to suspend Green for a playoff game, and why Sabonis&rsquo; actions didn&rsquo;t merit further sanctioning.
&ldquo;This was not some snap-of-the-finger decision to do this,&rdquo; Dumars said in an interview with The Associated Press. &ldquo;There was much discussion, and back and forth, looking at the play itself over and over. And then ultimately we came to the decision that the act itself, and repeat offenses, actually did warrant a suspension.&rdquo;
The incident with Sabonis and Green came midway through the fourth quarter of the Sacramento-Golden State game on Monday night. Sabonis grabbed at Green&rsquo;s ankle and Green wound up stepping &mdash; some would describe it as stomping &mdash; on Sabonis&rsquo; chest.
Sabonis got a technical, Green was ejected, the Warriors lost to fall into a 2-0 series hole and then the NBA decided Green needed to sit out a full game as well.
&ldquo;It wasn&rsquo;t like it went completely unpunished,&rdquo; Dumars said of Sabonis&rsquo; role. &ldquo;We didn&rsquo;t think it rose to the level of Draymond&rsquo;s play &mdash; excessive, over-the-top, dangerous, repeat offender. That&rsquo;s the separation between what he did and what Draymond did.&rdquo;
Green has been suspended in the playoffs before, missing Game 5 of the 2016 NBA Finals because of an accumulation of flagrant-foul points during that postseason. He went over the limit after what the NBA called at the time a &ldquo;retaliatory swipe of his hand to the groin&rdquo; of LeBron James. Cleveland won Game 5, then prevailed in Games 6 and 7 to capture the title.
It&rsquo;s also Green&rsquo;s second suspension this season. He had to miss a game in March after his 16th technical of the season. And in the preseason, he also caused the Warriors major headaches by punching teammate Jordan Poole in practice. He was also fined $25,000 earlier this season for an incident where the league found he directed obscene language toward a fan.
Green spent several moments gesturing at and yelling to the crowd, which included NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, after the play Monday night. Dumars said those antics were yet another factor.
&ldquo;The stuff that happened afterward, that doesn&rsquo;t help the situation,&rdquo; Dumars said. &ldquo;But if it was just that alone, we wouldn&rsquo;t be having this conversation. I focused on the act itself, and the fact that it&rsquo;s a repeat offense, those were the two main things.&rdquo;
Dumars and Green have been close for years. That didn&rsquo;t make this chapter any easier for Dumars.
On the night Green was drafted, he got a phone call as he slipped into the second round. The caller was Dumars, then the president of the Detroit Pistons, who checked in to show support and tell him to remain calm.
&ldquo;When I took this job I knew these type of situations would arise, not just with Draymond but also other guys I worked with and players and a lot of people across the league that I have personal relationships with,&rdquo; Dumars said. &ldquo;I think each one of them knows Joe D. has a job to do. You have to be objective in this seat, and people have to know I&rsquo;m going to call balls and strikes, going to call it like I see it. You have to be honest in this seat. You have to do it the right way.&rdquo;

Dumars — one of the NBA’s major decision-makers for player discipline matters — shed light on the decision to suspend Green.

Joe Dumars: Decision to suspend Draymond Green was ‘difficult’

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has been suspended one game without pay for stepping on the chest of Sacramento Kings center Domantas Sabonis, it was announced today by NBA executive vice president and head of basketball operations Joe Dumars.
The NBA noted that the suspension was "based in part on Green&rsquo;s history of unsportsmanlike acts."
Green&rsquo;s actions were in response to Sabonis grabbing and holding Green&rsquo;s right ankle after falling to the floor. Green received a Flagrant Foul 2 and was ejected, and Sabonis was assessed a technical foul.
The incident occurred with 7:03 remaining in the fourth quarter of the Warriors&rsquo; 114-106 loss to the Kings in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series on April 17 at Golden 1 Center. You can watch video of the stomp below:
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Draymond Green stomps on Domantas Sabonis. He was hit with a flagrant 2 foul and ejected. <a href="https://t.co/gYWvNO9lHR">pic.twitter.com/gYWvNO9lHR</a>
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Green will serve his suspension on April 20 when the Warriors host the Kings for Game 3 of the series at Chase Center.&nbsp;
This season, Green averaged 8.5 points, 7.2 rebounds, 6.8 assists and a steal, while shooting 52.7% from the field, 30.5% from three and 71.3% from the free-throw line. Through two playoff games, Green has averaged 6.0 points, 8.0 assists, 6.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals on 36.4/33.3/75.0 shooting splits.
The Kings are currently up 2-0 over the Warriors in the first-round series. It's the first time that Golden State has been down 0-2 in a series in the Stephen Curry era.

Draymond Green has been suspended one game without pay for stepping on the chest of Domantas Sabonis, the NBA announced.

Warriors' Draymond Green suspended 1 game for stomping on Sabonis

Memphis Grizzlies wing Dillon Brooks has been suspended one game without pay for receiving his 18th technical foul of the 2022-23 season, it was announced today by NBA executive vice president and head of basketball operations Joe Dumars.
Under NBA rules, a player or coach is automatically suspended without pay for one game once he receives his 16th&nbsp;technical foul during a regular season. For every two additional technical fouls received during that regular season, the player or coach will be automatically suspended without pay for an additional game.
Brooks received his most recent technical foul with 7:26 remaining in the third quarter of the Grizzlies&rsquo; 112-108 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on March 20 at FedExForum. He received this latest tech for taunting the Mavericks' bench after a dunk:
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Dillon Brooks picked up his 18th technical foul of the season for taunting the Mavs bench after this dunk. Brooks will likely be suspended for the Grizzlies next game.<a href="https://t.co/EDc7R7IVcb">pic.twitter.com/EDc7R7IVcb</a>
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Brooks will serve his suspension on March 22 when the Grizzlies host the Houston Rockets at FedExForum.
This is the <a href="https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/grizzlies-dillon-brooks-fined-35000-for-shoving-camera-person" target="_blank" rel="noopener">second time the NBA has punished Brooks in the last week</a>, as he was also fined $35,000 for "the unsportsmanlike act of shoving a camera person on the sideline after pursuing a loose ball," the NBA announced last Friday.
This season, Brooks is averaging 14.2 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.9 threes, while shooting 39.1% from the field, 32.4% from three-point range and 79.3% from the free-throw line.
The Grizzlies are currently 44-27, which is the second-best record in the Western Conference.

Grizzlies wing Dillon Brooks has been suspended one game without pay for receiving his 18th technical foul of the 2022-23 season.

Dillon Brooks suspended one game for receiving 18th technical foul

Memphis Grizzlies wing Dillon Brooks has been fined $35,000 for the unsportsmanlike act of shoving a camera person on the sideline after pursuing a loose ball, it was announced today by NBA executive vice president and head of basketball operations Joe Dumars.
Brooks&rsquo; actions occurred with 2:40 remaining in the second quarter of the Grizzlies&rsquo; 138-119 loss to the Miami Heat on March 15 at Miami-Dade Arena. You can watch the incident below:
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Dillon Brooks was fined $35k for &ldquo;the unsportsmanlike act of shoving a camera person on the sideline after pursuing a loose ball,&rdquo; the NBA announced. <a href="https://t.co/dPFLnzFFcc">pic.twitter.com/dPFLnzFFcc</a>
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This season, Brooks is averaging 14.2 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.9 threes, while shooting 38.7% from the field, 31.3% from three-point range and 78.6% from the free-throw line.
The Grizzlies are currently 41-27, which is the third-best record in the Western Conference.
Recently, Memphis has been without superstar point guard Ja Morant, who was <a href="https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/nba-suspends-memphis-grizzlies-ja-morant-eight-games-for-conduct-detrimental-to-league" target="_blank" rel="noopener">suspended by the NBA for eight games</a> for "conduct detrimental to the league."

Memphis Grizzlies wing Dillon Brooks has been fined $35,000 for the unsportsmanlike act of shoving a camera person on the sideline.

Grizzlies' Dillon Brooks fined $35,000 for shoving camera person

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has been suspended one game without pay for receiving his 16th technical foul of the 2022-23 season, it was announced today by NBA executive vice president and head of basketball operations Joe Dumars.
Under NBA rules, a player or coach is automatically suspended without pay for one game once he receives his 16th&nbsp;technical foul during a regular season.
For every two additional technical fouls he receives during that regular season, the player or coach will be automatically suspended without pay for an additional game.
Green received his most recent technical foul with 40 seconds remaining in the second quarter of the Warriors&rsquo; 134-126 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on March 16 at Crypto.com Arena. After the Clippers' scored, Green gathered the ball and seemed to toss it in the direction of Clippers forward Paul George.
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Draymond Green receives a tech for this sequence against the Clippers 👀 This is his 16th technical foul, which means that he will be suspended for the Warriors&rsquo; next game on Friday against the Hawks 😳 Is this a good call or a bad call?<a href="https://t.co/I0mSevjLwN">pic.twitter.com/I0mSevjLwN</a>
&mdash; ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1636204724151001089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 16, 2023</a></blockquote>

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Green will serve his one-game suspension on March 17 when the Warriors play the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena.&nbsp;

Draymond Green has been suspended one game without pay for receiving his 16th technical foul of the 2022-23 season.