NBA: Detroit Pistons' Markieff Morris fined $35K for abusing referee

Detroit Pistons' Markieff Morris was recently fined by NBA. forward was issued a fine of a whopping $35000 for using offensive and inappropriate langu towards a game official. Kiki VanDeWeghe, Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations anunced decision on Monday. incident h occurred during Detroit's match against Philelphia 76ers on Saturday, October 26. Detroit Pistons lost game 111-117 to Philelphia 76ers. match took place at  Little Caesar's Arena in Midtown Detroit. 

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NBA News: Markieff Morris fined after misconduct

Pistons, who were struggling as Blake Griffin is injured, faced ar problem as Morris was hit by a technical foul. player recorded his best game of NBA 2019-20 season on Saturday. Morris registered a total of 17 points on 5-of-7 shooting, got six rebounds, two steaks and one block before committing foul. Morris' misconduct apparently extended more than foul. However, it is still unclear which incident NBA is referring to, and could be different from one involving technical foul. 

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Markieff Morris and his season so far

Apart from Morris' 17 point game on Saturday, Morris has scored below 10 in all or games. He scored eight points in season opener against Indiana Pacers on October 24. He recorded seven points against Atlanta Hawks on Friday, October 25 and eight points, one assist and one rebound again against Pacers on Tuesday, October 29 after he was fined. Pistons' next match will be on Thursday, October 31 against Toronto Raptors. match will take place at Scotiabank Arena in Ontario, Cana at 05.00 AM IST.

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