The league announced Friday that commissioner Adam Silver has denied the Mavericks’ protest of their 111-107 loss to the Hawks Feb. 22 and has fined Mavericks governor Mark Cuban $500,000 for his “public criticism and detrimental conduct regarding NBA officiating.”
Late in the fourth quarter of that narrow Hawks win, John Collins had a successful putback, but the whistle was blown for goaltending by the Mavericks. The goaltending call was overturned through instant replay, but the Replay Center Official ruled that Collins’ basket should count since he was in the act of shooting when the goaltending call was made.