Chicago Bulls center Robin Lopez was ejected during the fourth quarter of last night’s loss to the Miami Heat but his night didn’t end there.
Instead of abiding by the ejection and peacefully taking himself out of the game, Lopez decided to resist and throw in some verbal jabs at the referees. As a result, the NBA decided to issue the veteran big man a $25,000 fine for “verbally abusing game officials.”
#Bulls center Robin Lopez was fined $25,000 by the NBA for verbally abusing officials Thursday night in Miami. pic.twitter.com/Il6KzjaR04
— Rob Lopez (@r0bato) March 30, 2018
Robin Lopez had played a productive 31 minutes before being ejected, scoring 13 points and securing 6 rebounds. Lopez then picked up two quick technical fouls in the final period before the fineable offense of yelling back at the referees while exiting the court. You can watch Lopez’s ejection and tantrum below.
Anddddddddddd Robin Lopez was a tad upset as he got ejected tonight ? pic.twitter.com/JzP31Hn1Mo
— Def Pen Hoops (@DefPenHoops) March 30, 2018
The technicals picked up last night were the tenth and eleventh of the season for Lopez, a career high by a large margin. On the season Lopez is averaging a career-high 11.9 points per game to go along with 4.5 rebounds for a young and rebuilding Bulls team.
