Third-year wing Desmond Bane has been fined $15K for kicking the ball into the stands late within the fourth quarter of the Grizzlies‘ loss to the Celtics on Monday, the NBA introduced (through Twitter).
The thirtieth general choose of the 2020 draft, Bane has been probably the greatest bargains within the league on his rookie scale contract, which pays him $2.1M this season. Since he makes a comparatively lesser quantity in comparison with the estimate common wage of an NBA participant in 2022-23 ($10,792,000), a $15K advantageous is clearly a extra substantial penalty to Bane than it might be to somebody who makes more cash.
Bane is off to an impressive begin this season for the 8-4 Grizzlies, averaging profession highs of 24.7 factors, 5.1 rebounds and 4.7 assists with a glowing .467/.463/.898 capturing line in 11 video games (33.5 minutes per night time). After Memphis picked up his $3,845,083 possibility for ’23-24 final month, Bane grew to become eligible for a rookie scale extension subsequent summer season, and he’s a digital lock to land an enormous payday as one of many workforce’s finest gamers.
