NBA fines Thunder's George $25K for criticizing officiating

The fine was announced by Kiki VanDeWeghe, the league's vice president of
basketball operations.

George and teammates Russell Westbrook and Steven Adams all fouled out over
the final four minutes of the game.

"It's just bad officiating," George said. "I'm sorry, just bad officiating. We
don't get a fair whistle. We haven't gotten a fair whistle all year.

"Somebody's got to look into this. It's getting out of hand, where we somehow
just walk teams to the line. And there's nobody that gets more contact. If I
don't speak for myself, I speak for Russ. There's nobody that gets more
contact than Russ going to the basket. And it's just crazy. I don't understand
it. It's a piece of (expletive) being on that floor."

The Clippers took 46 free-throw attempts in the game, with slashing guard Lou
Williams Danilo Gallianri each going to the foul line 15 times. The Thunder
had 26 free-throw attempts as a team.

"We're giving everything we got," George continued. "We're playing hard. We're
getting grabbed. We're getting scratched, clawed, held, shoved. And there's
nothing for it. The officials just get to walk out, and there's nothing that
penalizes them for not officiating the game the right way."

--Field Level Media