Durant Fined $25,000 For Forcefully Throwing Ball Into Seats

NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Durant was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Saturday for forcefully throwing the ball into the stands, a play that a referee acknowledged should have led to the Nets star’s ejection.

Durant was fouled with 4:40 left in the third quarter of Brooklyn’s 105-98 home victory over the Indiana Pacers on Friday night. He then grabbed the ball and threw it hard well past the basket into the crowd.

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Durant was called for a technical foul, but crew chief Sean Wright said after the game that he should have been thrown out.

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“In real time, the official that made the call did not think the ball entered the stands with force. After seeing the video postgame, we did see that…