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[NBA PR] Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovié has been fined $25,000 for publicly criticizing the officiating, it was announced today by Joe Dumars, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations. Rajakovié made his comments to the media following the Raptors‘ 132-131 loss



[NBA PR] Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovié has been fined $25,000 for publicly criticizing the officiating, it was announced today by Joe Dumars, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations. Rajakovié made his comments to the media following the Raptors‘ 132-131 loss

by SpiritedSuccess5675

34 Comments

  5. luke_workin

    You need to make The Town references to avoid fines. That being said, I love what Darko did and think it was worth the fine.

  8. mostlychessiguess

    Do FOs have a little fund set aside for coaches to unload a couple times a year? 25k isn’t nothing for the bottom end coach salary (spo would be fine)

  10. pskill43

    Team dinner after 3 wins in a row just got downgraded to pizza pizza due to budget reasons

  11. 2024Texans-12-5

    Worth it. He just spoke facts. And I hate the raptors lol

  12. Professor_Finn

    He actually got off super easy, I’m really surprised. He basically said the game was rigged. Expected $50k-100k minimum

  16. AutographedSnorkel

    Adam Silver is soft. Jeff Van Gundy got fined $100K for saying the refs were rigging games, and that was almost 20 years ago

  18. Stevo120

    League doesn’t want to bring attention to his comments cause they can’t defend that game.

    If anyone just looks at the numbers, that game was what it is.

    If you watched the game though, it’s clear that wasn’t a competitive game.

  19. Comfortable_Dog_1969

    They hated jesus because he spoke the truth…

  20. captaintn

    Make refs have a post game interview. Bet you the amount of BS calls will drop exponentially.

  22. dksmoove

    Sounds to me like this is basically an admission of guilt with how soft they are on Darko as he basically accused the NBA of being rigged and compromised.
    If the NBA truly believed they are not rigged, then wouldn’t they have gone harsher on him?

  23. 0percentwinrate

    Way too many 50/50 calls in this sport allowing referees way too much agency.

  24. Live_Investigator414

    Coach darko is right and the NBA is wrong.

  25. jobstobedoneson

    NBA officiating is the worst it’s ever been. And it’s no coincidence that this new low correlates with the mass marketing of online sports gambling. Fans need to organize and coordinate a boycott. Refs need to be held accountable.

  26. IsThisMe8

    This fee is on the low end because they know he’s right.

  28. RonTRobot

    Team dinner is downgraded to just Jamaican beef patties with coco bread now, and maybe the starters get a 240ml Peanut Punch if there is some change left.

  31. DEEZLE13

    Can’t believe the refs made them lose to the lakers and the clippers

  32. Gerald_the_sealion

    I know 25k isn’t much to these people, but when are we gonna subject penalties to the refs? Why aren’t they able to be criticized? Anyone else in any position is able to be criticized

  33. Vic_Hedges

    So, officials get announced at 9AM game day right?

    Is anybody watching to see if the money lines change yet?

  34. HS941317

    This is such a bad look by the nba. Guarantee you if this was Kerr or popovich, there would’ve been no fine but since this is a young inexperienced new international coach then sure let’s use this guy as an example even though he has every right to be pissed.

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