The NBA fined Lakers guard Rajon Rondo $35,000 for an incident involving Thunder guard Dennis Schroder, the league announced Saturday.
Rondo received a Flagrant Foul 2 an was ejected about a minute and a half into the fourth quarter of the Thunder's 130-127 loss to the Lakers Friday. As Los Angles's LeBron James brought the ball up the floor, Schroder matched up on Rondo. While uninvolved in the play, Rondo lifted his right leg in between Schroder’s legs to give a blow below the belt. Schroder winced. The whistle blew.
Rondo and Schroder had been jawing back and forth all game, in one case resulting in double technical fouls.