National Basketball Association

Paul George fined $15,000 for kicking ball into stands, hitting fan in face

Published Jun. 30, 2017 6:28 p.m. ET

share

facebookxredditlink

foxsports

Pacers forward Paul George has been fined $15,000 for Saturday’s incident in which he carelessly kicked a basketball into the stands out of frustration.

The wayward ball struck a spectator after George became upset during the third quarter of the game against the Bulls in Indianapolis.

George apologized to the fan afterward and gave her a hug in the stands. He also apparently obtained her address, and mailed her flowers to re-emphasize his apology.

“Lindsey, I’m sorry for the ball hitting you at the game on Saturday! It was not intentional. I hope you are feeling okay,” the note read.

George verbally expressed his frustration with the Pacers after Monday night’s 22-point loss to the Hornets. The Pacers are 3–4 to start the year.

This article originally appeared on

share

Get more from National Basketball Association Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more

in this topic

National Basketball Association