Timberwolves big man Naz Reid has been fined $50K for “questioning the integrity of game officials,” the NBA announced on Friday (via Twitter).
Reid received a technical foul and was ejected for the incident, which occurred with 4:13 remaining in overtime during Wednesday’s comeback win over Houston (Twitter video link via ClutchPoints).
A former undrafted free agent, Reid was named the league’s Sixth Man of the Year in 2024 and is among the frontrunners for the award again this year. In 70 appearances (26.1 minutes per game) in 2025/26, the 6’9″ center/forward has averaged 13.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.0 steal and 1.0 block on .466/.372/.732 shooting splits.
Reid is earning approximately $21.6MM in the first season of a five-year, $125MM contract, so the fine won’t significantly impact his financial outlook.
I hope Scott Foster steps on a lego.
So he got fined for telling the truth. That’s sad.
FREE NAZ REID
what exactly did he do?
Refs had wild calls leading up to his tech and subsequent ejection.
During last nights Bulls -Thunder game I checked in for laughs because there was better stuff on and late in the 3rd Qtr SGA had 2 more free throws than the whole Bulls team. Conclusion- NBA Refs have no integrity. Oops, I don’t have 50 grand so the joke is on Silver like usual.
Yup, we definitely gotta keep yelling at Silver that tanking isn’t the issue – its gambling that is destroying the league for real! Why aren’t we all loud about hating gambling, a legit addiction, is beyond me. It’s easily the worst singular thing that has happened to USA sports and culture. Everyone stop gambling and stop paying gambling companies.
The purposeful degradation of society due to a corrupt money system.
He wasn’t wrong…
Start calling all the blatant traveling.