Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton has been fined $15,000 for public criticism of officiating against the San Antonio Spurs, the NBA announced.
In the team’s third consecutive loss to begin the 2018-19 NBA season, Walton initially avoided a question about officiating but decided to stand up for his players.
“I wasn’t going to say anything because I was going to save my money, but I just can’t anymore,” Walton to begin his postgame press conference against the Spurs. “Seventy-something points in the paint to 50-something. Again, [the opponent] out-shoots us from the free throw line.