Cleveland Cavaliers head coach The NBA announced Saturday that Kenny Atkinson has been fined $50,000 for “aggressively pursuing, berating and inadvertently contacting game officials.”

The league announcement stated that the incident occurred with 10 minutes and 59 seconds left in the fourth quarter of Cleveland’s 126-113 loss to the Cavaliers. phoenix suns Friday.

Atkinson was charged with his second technical foul of the game after charging onto the court after hitting Collin Gillespie on Sam Merrill.

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Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson reacts during the second half of Game 4 of their first-round playoff series against the Miami Heat on April 28, 2025 in Miami. (AP Photo/Lorna Wise)

Before the whistle blew, Atkinson swatted a nearby referee with his arm.

Atkinson lashed out at officials in his post-game press conference.

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Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson reacts during the first quarter against the Indiana Pacers during Game 2 of the second round of the 2025 NBA playoffs at Rocket Arena in Cleveland on May 6, 2025. (Photo by David Richard Iman)

“We got one free throw after three quarters against a team that ranked (26th in fouls),” Atkinson said. “The second penalty we got was after the flop. I was unhappy. I thought the game got out of hand, honestly. Parts of the game looked like a circus, honestly. I don’t know if that’s what we want in this league.

“Some people in this league are casual and we’re not going to stand up to them. The game becomes commentary, challenges, looking at the monitor for 20 minutes when we’re just trying to play basketball. I don’t think that does them any good.” allianceI knew tonight was not good for us. I thought they let the game get out of hand. “

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Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson reacts during the first half of Game 1 of the second round of the 2025 NBA playoffs against the Indiana Pacers at Rocket Arena in Cleveland on May 4, 2025. (Ken Blades – Image)

The Cavaliers’ record dropped to 29-21, while Phoenix improved to 30-19.

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