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Durant fined $15,000 for criticism of referee

Published Jan. 25, 2018 8:19 p.m. ET

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NEW YORK (AP) Kevin Durant was fined $15,000 by the NBA on Thursday for his comments about referee James Williams.

Durant criticized Williams after he was ejected from Golden State's 123-112 victory over the New York Knicks on Tuesday night.

Durant apologized Wednesday, saying after watching replays that he acted like a ''diva'' and a ''jerk'' and vowed to apologize directly to Williams in person.

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