Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr. has been fined $50,000 for violating the NBA’s health and safety Protocols, the league announced in a press release.
Porter, who will turn 21 next week, violated these rules when he attended a club in Miami on April 19. The NBA’s protocols prohibit players and staff from attending indoor social gatherings of 15 or more people, along with entering bars, lounges, clubs or similar establishments.
The $50K fine is in line with what other players have received this season for protocol violations, though losing $50K will be more meaningful for Porter than for violators like James Harden and Kyrie Irving. The second-year Houston wing is making just $1.72MM this season, a fraction of what Harden and Irving are earning.
Porter has served as a key cog in the Rockets’ rotation this season, averaging 15.2 points, 6.2 assists and 31.8 minutes in 22 games (19 starts).
Sterling Brown, who was assaulted and severely injured in the incident, will not be fined, tweets Marc Stein of The New York Times. The NBA considers its investigation closed unless new information arises, Stein adds (via Twitter).
when you click kevin porter jr it goes to former nba player kevin porter (they are not related)
Still waiting on a follow-up, some article posted after Apr.22, about that incident that involved more than Porter. BB fans are probably lucky the hospital angle got out before the cover-up. Did not hear about it during the last Rox game on TV.
Was Porter the only Booby Trap attendee, if he’s the only one fined. Maybe Sterling Brown was the one doing the rescue?
The truth is out there Fox Mulder, find it.
Since he represents Seattle in a sense since the Sonics are gone I hope the home town boy does big things somewhere
Why isn’t Brown fined too. There were also other Rockets there. The story said there was a group of players with Brown.
It is strange. Just because he got hurt doesn’t mean you should be exempt from punishment.
Only the young guy gets punished I guess
Ok but where does that $50,000 go? Who gets it? The team owner? A charity (that the league has alluded to but literally never has actually disclosed what one)???
They should distribute it to the season ticket holders for having to endure watching this team play
“The short answer is spelled out in the CBA: Player fines go to charity. The slightly longer answer: Half of the money goes to the NBA for distribution to its official charitable partners and the other half goes to the NBPA. Technically, the NBPA’s half is managed by the NBPA Foundation, a separate 501 (c)(3) non-profit run by executive director Sherrie Deans.”
From: link to si.com
you still aren’t answering the question: NAME THE CHARITIES.
Calm down Draymond.
Are you gonna keep posting the same response on EVERY post like this? Look it up. It’s not that hard.
Sterling Brown is always gettin his ass whooped. He need to just stay at home
They’ should enroll him in some self defense classes this offseason lol
Kevin Love…your needed for a mentoring session.
Kevin Love didn’t just disgrace the game of basketball he really disgraced himself. Absolutely childish behavior. Only Grayson Allen is more disrespectful IMO but it’s close.
Do you have an issue with white players?
Porter’s team will probably have just 9 players available (or fewer) for the tenth time so far this season when they take the court against the Bucks on Thursday night.
This kid has an attitude problem. Not gonna make it. Needs to grow up.
Only LeBron James, Devin Booker, and Brandon Jennings scored 50 points in an NBA game at age 20 before Porter did it tonight against the Bucks.
He has already made it, and the Rockets got him for absolutely nothing.
don’t know why any and all those young idiots weren’t fined, suspended, released. not like HR gonna be anything but lottery team anytime soon
Kevin Porter is now the 4th youngest player in NBA history to score 50 points in a game. He is also the youngest player ever to score 50 points with 10 or more assists.
What is up with nba players and “clubs” ffs?
The storylines with nba+clubs almost always involves staying out late, fines, skipping some other event, guns, physical alterations, police.
Maybe he is the same Kevin Porter. Has anyone ever seen them together?