Jonathan Kuminga’s outburst toward a referee in Portland cost him more than just the second half of a preseason basketball game.

The NBA fined the Warriors player $35,000 “for making inappropriate contact with and continuing to pursue a game official,” the league announced in a press release on Thursday morning.

Kuminga was ejected with 0.9 seconds remaining in the first half of the Warriors’ 118-111 victory over the Trail Blazers on Tuesday.

He had made a drive into the lane and did not receive a call after it appeared that a Blazers defender tripped him on the way to the basket. Kuminga then got into the face of the official on the baseline, and was quickly thrown out of the game.

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