{"id":108714,"date":"2024-11-25T15:18:49","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T20:18:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=108714"},"modified":"2024-11-25T15:18:49","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T20:18:49","slug":"fred-vanvleet-fine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/11\/25\/fred-vanvleet-fine\/","title":{"rendered":"Rockets Guard Receives a $50,000 Fine after Cursing at Officials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/v\/vanvlfr01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fred VanVleet<\/a> seems to be the calm voice of reason in the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/11\/21\/rockets-reportedly-wont-trade-youth-giannis\/\" target=\"_self\">Houston Rockets<\/a> locker room. However, even his temper can get the best of him on the court. Unfortunately, he recently lost his cool and hurled abusive language at officials near the end of the second game of a back-to-back clash against the Portland Trail Blazers. After this incident,\u00a0VanVleet was fined $50,000.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The NBA has fined Houston Rockets guard Fred VanVleet $50,000 for his profane outbursts directed at the refs upon being thrown out the game.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisBHaynes\/status\/1861120904144822500?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 25, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Rockets Guard\u00a0Fred Vanvleet Receives a $50,000 Fine after Cursing at Officials<\/h2>\n<p>It was a one-possession game with 16.6 seconds on the clock, and Houston trusted <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/09\/20\/year-2-of-houstons-vanvleet-master-plan\/\" target=\"_self\">VanVleet<\/a> with the game-tying play. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/c\/camarto01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-11-25_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Toumani Camara<\/a> of the Portland Trail Blazers was covering him full court. Running down the court searching for a foul, VanVleet felt some contact and tossed a heave toward the basket that had no chance of going in. The game was over for the Rockets when the foul was not called.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This was WILD. Fred VanVleet had smoke for ALL 3 REFS \ud83d\ude2d<\/p>\n<p>1. \u201cYou suck\u201d<\/p>\n<p>2. \u201cYou fucking suck\u201d<\/p>\n<p>3. \u201cAnd you suck b*tch ass n*gga. Hey you a b*tch. You a b*tch\u201d <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A9PAZVwQ2d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/A9PAZVwQ2d<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JLhkCZeUdA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/JLhkCZeUdA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hater Report (@HaterReport_) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HaterReport_\/status\/1860546173783720395?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 24, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In the following Rockets possession following a helpless timeout, Fred clearly showed his frustration and shoved Camara to the ground before the ball was even inbounded. After the officials stopped the play, Fred approached every official and hurled abusive language, saying phrases like &#8220;You&#8217;re a bit**&#8221; and &#8220;You s*ck.&#8221; Consequently, he was immediately ejected from the game.<\/p>\n<h3>Fred VanVleet&#8217;s Fine and the Precedent of Similar Fines<\/h3>\n<p>VanVleet has a history of being vocal about bad officiating. But when he did that in a post-game press conference, <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.in\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/35825208\/fred-vanvleet-fined-30k-says-officiating-criticism-unfortunate\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">matters only escalated<\/a> to a $30,000 fine for the then-Toronto Raptors guard. In similar circumstances as the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/11\/18\/rockets-jalen-green-reaching-stardom\/\" target=\"_self\">Rockets<\/a> game, <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/o\/oubreke01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kelly Oubre Jr<\/a> suffered different consequences. When the 76ers lost to the Clippers in March 2024,\u00a0Oubre\u00a0and Nick Nurse confronted the officials to their face. He hurled similar obscene phrases at the officials like Vanvleet. The<a  href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/76ers-nick-nurse-kelly-oubre-jr-fined-verbally-abusing-officials\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> NBA&#8217;s verdict<\/a> was to hit Kelly Oubre Jr and Nick Nurse with a $50,000 fine. VanVleet&#8217;s incident and $50,000 fine\u00a0mirror Oubre&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;You&#8217;re a bitch. You&#8217;re a bitch. You&#8217;re a bitch.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kelly Oubre let the refs know he really feels <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BarstoolPhilly?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@BarstoolPhilly<\/a><br \/>\n<a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/asX5WhNNXn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/asX5WhNNXn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/barstoolsports\/status\/1773171984689447075?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>What does this mean for the Rockets?<\/h3>\n<p>Despite the defeat to Portland, the Rockets are currently the third seed in the West. Only behind the Warriors and OKC Thunder, the Rockets would like to remain at full strength to continue this form. While VanVleet was fined he is lucky to avoid, a suspension.<\/p>\n<p>Fred joined the Rockets to be a veteran locker-room presence and the starting point guard. A leader who knows how to win a championship. However, he has struggled to provide consistency to the Houston backcourt himself. In the 17 games he has played this season, all his statistical figures show a decline he is averaging 14.5 points, and 6.3 assists on 39.4 shooting percent from the field compared to last season where he averaged 17.4 points, and 8.1 assists on 41.6 percent from the field.<\/p>\n<p>Even in this game, it was his own bad decisions that cost the Rockets the game. We know <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/u\/udokaim01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-11-25_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ime Udoka<\/a> to have always been a disciplinarian. If VanVleet&#8217;s presence is doing more harm than good, maybe it&#8217;s time the Rockets increase <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/s\/sheppre01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-11-25_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reed Sheppard<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/t\/thompam01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-11-25_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amen Thompson<\/a>&#8216;s minutes instead of him?\u00a0While Ime Udoka is molding Amen Thompson into a power forward, the Overtime alum is originally a point guard. His performance this season warrants consideration for him into the starting lineup. Maybe it&#8217;s time to make that tough decision with Fred VanVleet.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fred VanVleet seems to be the calm voice of reason in the Houston Rockets locker room. However, even his temper can get the best of him on the court. 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