Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson was ejected and later fined "for aggressively pursuing, berating and making inadvertent contact with a game official."

NEW YORK (AP) — Cleveland Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson was fined $50,000 by the NBA for “aggressively pursuing, berating, and making inadvertent contact with a game official” during a game on Friday night.

Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson was slapped with a $50,000 fine on Saturday following a 126-113 loss to the Phoenix Suns.

Cleveland head coach Kenny Atkinson was fined $50,000 by the NBA for aggressively confronting referees during the Cavaliers’ loss to the Suns, an incident that followed mounting frustration over officiating.

I asked Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson about the human element of trades: “I said it the other night, making that phone call to Darius [Garland] was, those are, you know, or Brook Lopez or whoever, you're just like shaking. You're, like, because you love coaching the player.” pic.twitter.com/XUwPvKxrwv

Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson was fined $50,000 by the NBA after being ejected vs the Suns following an on-court incident with an official. The post NBA Announces Costly Punishment for Cavs After Suns Game Ejection appeared first on Heavy Sports.

Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson has been fined $50K for “aggressively pursuing, berating, and making inadvertent contact with a game official,” the NBA announced ( via Twitter ). He was ejected after picking up his second technical foul early in the fourth quarter of Friday’s game at Phoenix.

NEW YORK — Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson has been fined $50,000 for aggressively pursuing, berating, and making inadvertent contact with a game official, it was announced today by James Jones, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations.