On March 19, Beijing time, the NBA officially announced that in the Nets game against the Lone Ranger, Durant was fined $25,000 for using insulting language against a fan on the sidelines. Officials said the incident occurred with 9.4 seconds left in the second quarter of the match.
Previously, some fans exposed this scene on the Internet. The fan shouted at Durant: "Kevin (Durant), you have to take over this game!" Durant turned and responded, "You tell me TMD to shut up and sit down." ”
Durant has been fined a lot by the league this season, and statistics show that this is the fourth time Durant has received a fine from the league this season, and the cumulative fine of four times has reached $90,000.
Durant was first penalized at the end of October. Durant was fined $25,000 for smashing the ball into the stands for a game against the Pacers, which occurred with 4:40 left before the end of the third quarter. Durant was pulled by McConnell to commit a foul during the transition, and after the referee whistled, Durant was very dissatisfied and smashed the ball hard in the direction of the basket. The ball flew out of the field and the referee blew Durant's technical foul! A $25,000 fine was added afterwards.
The second penalty was in mid-December. In a game against the Hawks, a fan shouted at Durant: "Durant, don't complain! Durant squirted back, "Shut up your stinky mouth, bastard!" The scene was wildly forwarded on the social media, causing heated discussion, and was fined $25,000 by the league.
The third penalty was in mid-January this year, when Durant used inappropriate words in an interview with the media and failed to comply with NBA safety regulations during the review process. After the Nets lost to the Trail Blazers, Durant joked at the press conference: "Death is also death on the court." It should be noted that in Durant's speech, he repeatedly used indecent words such as Sh** and fu** up, which is reported to be the reason why he attracted a $15,000 fine from the NBA.
Counting the $25,000 fine this time, Durant has already been fined $90,000 by the league this season. So far this season, Durant has averaged 29.2 points, 7.2 rebounds and 6 assists per game, and his salary this season is $40.91 million.