BOSTON — Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers brushed off his $15,000 fine for “verbal abuse of game officials,” but his wife was a little more concerned.
“She said make sure that doesn’t hurt me on Valentine’s Day,” Rivers said Sunday before Boston’s game against San Antonio.
The NBA fined Rivers $15,000 for his comments following the Boston Celtics’ 110-109 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night. Rivers complained that Ray Allen was held in the final seconds, keeping him from getting off a clean shot.
The loss snapped Boston’s 12-game winning streak.
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