Kings head coach Mike Brown has been fined to the tune of $35K for “aggressively pursuing a game official during live play,” the NBA announced today in a press release (Twitter link).
The incident took place in the second quarter of Sacramento’s loss to Brooklyn on Sunday (Twitter video link).
Brown was upset after no foul was called on Nets guard Ben Simmons, who contested a fast-break layup attempt by Colby Jones and sent the Kings guard to the floor (video link via NBA.com). The miss, which was ruled a clean block by Simmons despite apparent contact, led to a Brooklyn three-pointer on the other end of the court.
Brown, who followed referee Scott Twardoski up the court after the Nets’ make, berating him for the non-call, was charged with a technical foul for his outburst.
This is hardly a first-time offense for Brown. The Kings’ head coach was also fined $25K by the NBA in December 2022 for “aggressively pursuing and directing profane language” toward a game official and was hit with a $50K fine in January 2024 for “aggressively pursuing” a referee and then criticizing the officiating in his post-game media session.