New Orleans Pelicans forward DeMarcus Cousins was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Saturday for "directing inappropriate language towards a fan."
Cousins, who led the league in technical fouls last season with 18, drew a tech with 50 seconds remaining in the Pelicans' 103-91 loss to Memphis on Wednesday. After the game, Cousins told reporters that he reacted to a fan sitting courtside that had "dropped a couple f-bombs, flipped me off" and that the technical was "bogus."
"The ref sat there and heard (the fan) speaking to me in a very nasty way.