Thunder's Patterson fined $10K for criticizing officiating

By AP
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NEW YORK (AP) Oklahoma City Thunder forward Patrick Patterson has been fined $10,000 for publicly complaining about the officiating during the 2017-18 season.

The NBA handed down the punishment Sunday.

It stems from a post Patterson made on Twitter, writing Saturday: ''There needs to be some kind of consequence for their downright awfulness rather than pointless apologies from their bosses. (hash)dobetter.''

The tweet comes on the heels of a blown call that cost the Thunder the game against Milwaukee on Friday night in Oklahoma City.

Even though he stepped out of bounds on the play, Giannis Antetokounmpo hit a basket with 1.3 seconds left that the officials counted, leading the Bucks to a 97-95 win over the Thunder.

Thunder coach Billy Donovan and several of his players pleaded for a review, but the officials refused.

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