Clippers coach Doc Rivers was fined $15,000 by the NBA on Friday for public criticism of the officials following L.A.'s 101-96 loss to the Houston Rockets on Thursday night.
Kiki Vandeweghe, the NBA's executive vice president of basketball operations who doled out the financial penalty, took exception to Rivers saying the officiating was "a complete joke."
Rivers ripped into the referees because his team shot only eight free throws despite driving to the basket all game long and scoring 71 points in the paint compared with the Rockets' 23 free throws while shooting 41 three-pointers.
"I haven't done that all year.