Heat coach Spoelstra fined for criticising officials
Spoelstra: Mixed fortunes, making the Eastern Conference finals and fined for publicly criticising the officiating during Miami Heat’s playoff series. — Reuters picLOS ANGELES, May 26 — Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra has been fined US$25,000 (RM78,800) for publicly criticising the officiating during his team’s playoff series against the Indiana Pacers, the National Basketball Association said yesterday.
Spoelstra made his comments to the media after Miami’s shootaround on Thursday, before they beat Indiana 105-93 in Game Six to win their Eastern Conference semi-final series.
Miami will face either Boston or Philadelphia for the conference title. — Reuters
