Overview
- The league announced the fine on Feb. 26 for “throwing the game ball with force into the spectator stands.”
- Video shows the post-buzzer heave cleared the opposite hoop, hit the shot clock, and struck fans behind the basket at Crypto.com Arena on Feb. 24.
- The sanction carries no suspension, and Bane is expected to be available for Orlando’s next game against the Rockets.
- Bane was fined $35,000 in December for forcefully throwing the ball at an opponent, making this his second such discipline this season.
- Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards was also fined $25,000 for a similar incident this week, signaling consistent enforcement by the NBA.