The NBA fined Jusuf Nurkic of the Portland Trail Blazers $54,000 for confronting a fan at a game in Indiana and throwing the person’s mobile phone.
The incident happened shortly after Monday’s game between the Blazers and the Pacers.
Nurkic approached the fan, walked within a few inches of the person, grabbed the person’s phone and tossed it into nearby seats.
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According to respected NBA reporter Chris Haynes, the incident was sparked after the fan yelled at Nurkic, telling the Portland centre “Your mum is trash” while also making inappropriate comments about his late grandmother who passed away due to COVID-19.
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A security guard walked between Nurkic and the fan after the phone was tossed, at which point the 211-centimetre big man walked away.
Indiana won the game 129-98. Nurkic, whose nickname is “the Bosnian Beast,” did not play.
He has not played since mid-February because of left foot plantar fasciitis.
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