According to published reports, three out of every four inmates in Illinois prisons are African American, causing some to conclude that banning the books was a means for prison officials to deprive Blacks of learning their history.
LA Clippers forward-center Montrezl Harrell has been fined $25,000 for directing inappropriate language toward a fan, it was announced Tuesday by Kiki VanDeWeghe, Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations. The incident occurred with 7:57 remaining in the fourth quarter of the Clippers’ 130-120 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Feb. 11 at Target Center.
Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker has been fined $25,000 for escalating an on-court altercation by pushing Minnesota Timberwolves center Gorgui Dieng in the face, it was announced Thursday by Kiki VanDeWeghe, Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations. The incident, for which Booker and Dieng were each assessed a technical foul and ejected, occurred with 5:24 remaining in the third quarter of the Timberwolves’ 118-91 win over the Suns on Jan. 22 at Talking Stick Resort Arena. To view the incident, click on the following link: http://www.nba.com/video/2019/01/24/timberwolves-vs-suns
Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers has been fined $15,000
Miami Heat forward James Johnson and Toronto Raptors forward Serge Ibaka have each been suspended one game without pay for throwing punches at one another, it was announced by Kiki VanDeWeghe, Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations.
NBA Champions are punished for unsportsmanlike conduct as they lose to the Memphis Grizzlies
Late fines will be forgiven February 1 – 14