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When Jalen Suggs tossed his mouthpiece off the court after he was bumped by LaMelo Ball roughly halfway through the first quarter of Thursday’s game at Charlotte, the Magic guard was quickly assessed a technical fine from official Scott Foster. What Suggs didn’t know at the time was that his wallet would take a hit, too. Suggs was fined $25,000 for “throwing his mouthpiece in the direction of the spectator stands,” the NBA announced Saturday afternoon.
Gerald Bourguet: The NBA’s L2M report deems that it was a correct no-call on De’Aaron Fox for Devin Booker’s last-second heave where he stepped on Fox’s foot: “Fox (SAS) is legally moving along Booker's (PHX) path when Booker clips the back of his foot”.
“I understand why [fans] are frustrated about it, because they’re an X, Y and Z fan,” says Gilgeous-Alexander. “They’re playing against us, and in the past couple years we’ve happened to beat their team. And we beat their team because we scored more points. We scored points at the free throw line, midrange, three-point shot, free throw, everything. So I completely understand why they’re frustrated. Gilgeous-Alexander shrugs at the criticism. He averages 9.1 free throw attempts this season, fewer than Luka Dončić (10.3) and tied with Deni Avdija. He points out the only time he averaged double-digit attempts was in 2022–23. “And nobody cared,” he says, “because we were the No. 10 seed.” He isn’t bothered by the internet outrage. He just points out the numbers don’t back it up.
“But you’ll never hear an OKC fan complain about my free throws. You’ll never hear a Denver fan complain about Jokić’s free throws. You’ll never hear a Lakers fan complain about Luka’s free throws. It’s just part of the business. But I love it, it creates buzz around the game. It creates rivalries. It creates energy. It’s what makes the NBA so fun. Honestly, the fact that they care so much is great, because they care, they watch it on TV, the TV deals grow, I get more money. It’s how it goes. That’s honestly how I see it. So I love it. It’s amazing. It makes the games more fun.”
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Bleacher Report: NBA Ref Bill Kennedy has been cleared to officiate and made his return to the court this week 💪💯 Kennedy suffered a hamstring strain while officiating Magic - Sixers in January
Dave McMenamin: The Last Two Minutes Report for Lakers-Nuggets determined that Austin Reaves should not have been awarded two free throws with 9.2 seconds remaining in regulation, ruling that Spencer Jones had a clean strip.
The Last Two Minutes Report for Lakers-Nuggets determined that Austin Reaves should not have been awarded two free throws with 9.2 seconds remaining in regulation, ruling that Spencer Jones had a clean strip. pic.twitter.com/BtENE3kbCd
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) March 15, 2026
Ira Winderman: NBA rules Pelle Larsson's 5-second violation late in loss vs. Magic as correct in officiating report: "Larsson (MIA) fails to release the throw-in before 5 seconds elapses."
The Heat also believes a five-second violation should have been called on the Magic with Orlando ahead by two points and 18.5 to play. But the officials ruled that Magic coach Jamahl Mosley called a timeout before the five seconds were up. “That’s what’s frustrating about it, because we get fined if we say something about it,” Adebayo said. “But that altered the game. When you alter the game, you should have to, like, stand on that. Because when we mess up, when we make mistakes, when we miss stuff, all hell breaks loose on us. We got people blaming us for everything. And then on the other side, I felt like they had a five-second call that wasn’t called. That altered the game.”
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The Heat was also not happy about the five-second violation called in the final seconds. Spoelstra and Heat players believed the five-second violation called on Larsson’s inbound pass was quick. It came at a crucial time, too, as the call that resulted in a Heat turnover came with Miami down by four and 36.6 seconds left in the fourth quarter. “I haven’t gone through the mechanics of it right now, but it felt like a quick five,” Spoelstra said. Powell added: “I thought the five-second violation was BS. I mean, it was too fast. We couldn’t even get through our first two actions before they called a five-second violation.”
Instead of really going back on defense, an incensed Brown yelled at referee Tyler Ford and the rest of the officiating crew, which eventually gave him a double technical and the early boot. It marked just the second career ejection for Brown, according to ESPN. Minutes after he was given the heave-ho, Brown took to X in what seemed like his way of voicing anger with what went down. “This the s–t I be talking about,” he wrote.
Brown had eight points, seven assists and two rebounds before exiting. “I just give a ton of credit to my high school principal. He had the balls to throw a student out,” Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said after the game, per ESPN. “He didn’t leave it to the hall monitor. … “I understand completely where Jaylen’s coming from. Absolutely. And I’ve got his back 100 percent, I think he was 100 percent right to be frustrated and do what he did.”
After the game, Ford explained the crew's decision to get the Celtics star out of the game early. “(The first technical was) for aggressively pointing and using profanity and resentment to the no call,” Ford said in the Pool Report, via Brett Siegel, NBA insider for ClutchPoints. “(The second technical was called because) he aggressively approached a game official while pointing and using profanity.”
