The NBA has announced that both Miami Heat forward James Johnson and Atlanta Hawks forward Taurean Prince have each been fined $25,000 for their actions following a flagrant foul on Hassan Whiteside during the Heat’s win vs the Hawks on Wednesday night.
The press release from the NBA, which was released Friday, reads as following:
Atlanta Hawks forward Taurean Prince has been fined $25,000 for forcefully pulling down Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside during play and Heat forward James Johnson has been fined $25,000 for escalating the situation in retaliation by throwing a forearm into the chest of Prince, it was announced today by Kiki VanDeWeghe, Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations.