Nuggets coach David Adelman was fined $35,000 for using inappropriate language with the officials and failing to leave the court quickly after he was ejected from Denver’s game Saturday, the NBA announced.
Referee Tyler Ricks issued Adelman his second technical foul for arguing calls with 8:40 remaining in an eventual 115-101 loss to the Rockets. A second tech results in automatic ejection, but Adelman attempted to follow Ricks to the middle of the court to continue their confrontation until he was held back. A packed Ball Arena crowd applauded the first-year Nuggets coach as he walked to the locker room.