NBA fines LeBron James for kicking water bottle
Posted by Inside HoopsJan 28
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Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James has been fined $25,000 for kicking a water bottle during last night’s game vs. the Minnesota Timberwolves, it was announced today by Stu Jackson, Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations.
The incident occurred with 12.4 seconds remaining in the first quarter of Cleveland’s 109-95 victory over the Timberwolves at Quicken Loans Arena.

3 comments
Comment by Inside Hoops on January 28, 2010 at 6:36 pm
The water bottle was unavailable for comment and did not respond to interview requests.
Comment by andrew on January 28, 2010 at 9:10 pm
He kicked the water bottle cos it wasnt a mcDonalds water bottle.
Comment by mike on January 29, 2010 at 2:08 am
christ,,he had just taken a hard foul and the refs were blind to it, id would have thrown the water bottle