Dennis Schroder was fined $25,000 for intentionally making contact with an official, the league announced on Saturday.
NBA announces $25,000 fine for Oklahoma City’s Dennis Schroeder for "intentionally making contact with a game official": pic.twitter.com/kJh0i6OasX
— David Aldridge (@davidaldridgedc) December 28, 2019
The incident in question occurred during the third quarter of Oklahoma City’s 104-102 overtime in Charlotte on Friday night.
With 1:30 remaining in the quarter, Schroder was driving to the basket with his left hand when Cody Zeller knocked the ball away. Schroder immediately threw his hands in the air, obviously frustrated that a reaching foul wasn’t called.
Approach refs w/ respect & calm. Not doing so cost Dennis Schroder $25K, even if he was just demonstrating what he thought the defender did. https://t.co/38CgDplLK3 pic.twitter.com/eF6oDTmQTh
— SCOUTWITHBRYAN (@ScoutWithBryan) December 28, 2019
After Steven Adams committed a foul at the other end of the court that stopped play, Schroder approached the referee to plead his case.
Schroder slapped at the official’s wrist to demonstrate what foul he believed Zeller had committed. The referee, CJ Washington, immediately gave Schroder a technical foul.
Schroder went on to score 24 points in the win, hitting 10 of his 17 shots from the floor and 3-of-8 from beyond the arc.
The team has already announced that Schroder will not play Sunday against the Raptors due to a sore right ankle. Oklahoma City’s game in Toronto will be the first that Schroder has missed this season.