Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert was fined $25,000 for making physical contact with a game official, the NBA announced Sunday.
The incident occurred with 5:19 remaining in the third quarter of Utah’s 109-95 win over the Bucks at Milwaukee on Friday, when Gobert was whistled for a foul on Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Video replay shows the French big man — whose dominant defense has earned him the nickname the Stifle Tower — touching the arm of an official while disputing the call.
Gobert scored 15 points and pulled down 16 rebounds in the game against the Bucks.
The 24-year-old seven-footer is averaging 13.0 points and 12.7 rebounds in 2016-17, his fourth season with the Jazz.
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