Wednesday, December 19, 2018

NBA: Thunder's Schroder, Felton handed 1-game suspensions


The scuffle between the Chicago Bulls and the Thunder on Monday led to larger repercussions for Oklahoma City on Wednesday.

The NBA announced one-game suspensions for Thunder guards Dennis Schroder and Raymond Felton in response to them leaving the bench area during the third-quarter fight that spilled into the stands.

League executive vice president of basketball operations Kiki VanDeWeghe also announced a $25,000 fine for Bulls center Robin Lopez and a $20,000 fine for Thunder forward Jerami Grant, both for escalating the altercation. 

Bulls guard Kris Dunn was fined $15,000 for instigating the incident by shoving Thunder guard Russell Westbrook.

Schroder and Felton both were set to miss Oklahoma City's Wednesday night road game against the Sacramento Kings. The punishment will cost Schroder $182,353 and Felton $29,194.

Dunn, Lopez, Grant and Westbrook received technical fouls in the immediate aftermath of the melee. Lopez was ejected after a subsequent incident in which he was given a second technical foul.

Schroder, 25, is averaging 16.6 points, 4.7 assists and 4.0 rebounds per game this season. Felton, 34, has averages of 4.8 points, 1.8 assists and 1.5 rebounds.

source: news.abs-cbn.com