NBA fines Kyrie Irving $25,000 for improper comments to fan

Oct 22, 2017 - 6:44 PM NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has fined Boston Celtics guard Kyrie Irving $25,000 for responding to a fan with inappropriate language. Kiki VanDeWeghe, the NBA' executive vice president of basketball operations, announced the fine Sunday. Irving spoke to a fan at halftime of Boston's 102-92 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night. The NBA fined Pelicans center DeMarcus Cousins $25,000 for language he used toward a fan late in a loss to Memphis on Wednesday night in the season opener. ___ More AP NBA: https://apnews.com/tag/NBAbasketball