"Kings' Coach Mike Brown Fined $50K for Referee Criticism and Tirade"

Sacramento Kings coach Mike Brown was fined $50,000 by the NBA for aggressively pursuing a game official during live play and publicly criticizing the officiating after his team's overtime loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. Brown was ejected in the fourth quarter for storming onto the court and later used a laptop in his postgame media session to highlight frustrations with the officiating. Despite the fine, Brown joked about its impact on his All-Star break plans and plugged a hotel in North Lake Tahoe, Nevada.