The NBA announced Tuesday that Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook has been fined $25,000 for "directing profanity and threatening language toward a fan" after a confrontation between Westbrook and a pair of Utah Jazz fans Monday evening.
Howard BeckWestbrook has been fined $25k for confrontation w/fan in Utah. https://t.co/Cc3uPAzKsQ
The fan in the incident, Shane Keisel, was issued a lifetime ban by the Jazz after Westbrook said Keisel told him to "get down on your knees like you're used to," which Westbrook interpreted as racially charged remarks, according to Tim MacMahon of ESPN.