DALLAS (105.3 The Fan) - Dallas Mavericks star big man Kristaps Porzingis has been fined $50,000 by the NBA for violating COVID-19 protocol, after visiting a club in the Los Angeles area following the Mavs 113-103 win over the Clippers this weekend.
Shams Charania of the Athletic was the first to report the fine for Porzingis.
Porzingis, who has had an up and down season, returned to full action in game one of the series, scoring 14 points to go along with four rebounds in 36 minutes, while shooting 4-of-13 from the field.
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The Athletic also reached out for a comment from the NBA on the fine, and the difference between the situation with Porzingis, and Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, who attended an event of his own in recent days.
“While we understand the inclination to compare this incident to protocol violations by other players, including LeBron James, those facts are very different," NBA Spokesman Mike Bass said in a statement. "LeBron Briefly attended an outdoor event related to an individual commercial activity where everyone was either required to be vaccinated or return a negative Covid test. The league reviews each potential protocol violation on a case by case basis, and determines quarantines and imposes discipline based on the individual facts and circumstances of each matter."
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