Wednesday, May 21st 2025, 11:00 am
NBA players can receive fines for all sorts of reasons, from profane language, criticizing officials, technical fouls, or off-court violations.
Following OKC's Game 7 win over the Denver Nuggets on Sunday, OKC guard Jalen Williams (JDub) wore a white T-shirt that said, “(Expletive) Art, Let’s Dance," at the postgame press conference and later received a $25,000 fine from the NBA.
Related: Jalen Williams fined $25k after Game 7 victory over Denver
$100,000 - LaMelo Edwards - Charlotte Hornets
$100,000 - Anthony Edwards - Minnesota Timberwolves
$100,000 - Utah Jazz organization
$75,000 - Joel Embiid - Philadelphia 76ers
$75,000 - Ja Morant - Memphis Grizzlies
$50,000 - Anthony Edwards - Minnesota Timberwolves
$50,000 - Anthony Edwards - Minnesota Timberwolves
$50,000 - Ime Udoka - Houston Rockets coach
$50,000 - Bam Adebayo - Miami Heat
$35,000 - Russell Westbrook - Denver Nuggets
So far this year, Jimmy Butler has racked up over $5.5 million in fines from the Miami Heat due to his 14-game suspension for "Conduct Detrimental to Team," according to Fadeaway World.
The Milwaukee Bucks' Bobby Portis is at nearly $3 million in fines due to a 25-game suspension for PEDs and two technical fouls.
According to Sportico, Anthony Edwards has been fined for a total of $514,000.
CLICK HERE for a full list of NBA fines.
Drake Johnson is a Digital Content Producer at Griffin Media. He joined the team in July 2021 after graduating from the University of Oklahoma with a degree in journalism. Drake is a longtime Oklahoman, growing up in Owasso and graduating from OHS in 2016. When not covering the news, he enjoys watching the Sooners and OKC Thunder, plus spending time with family and friends in the state and traveling across the country.
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