Houston Rockets owner Tillman Fertitta was fined $25,000 by the NBA for commenting on the Russell Westbrook deal before it was officially finalized, according to ESPN’s Tim McMahon.
Fertitta made the comments to Fox 26 in Houston, saying:
“We’re excited to have Russell Westbrook. I would watch him play for Oklahoma City, and he’s so athletic. At the same time, this franchise just had the two years with the most wins it’s ever had in consecutive years, and we wouldn’t have accomplished that without Chris Paul. Chris Paul is unbelievable, and he’s gonna be sadly missed.