NBA Note - Los Angeles Clippers Rivers, Austin

Dec 3, 2017 - 9:15 AM Los Angeles Clippers G Austin Rivers was fined $25,000 by the NBA Saturday for directing inappropriate comments towards a fan. The incident occurred Thursday at the Staples Center with 3:14 remaining in the Clippers' 126-107 loss to the Utah Jazz. Rivers told a fan to "shut the (expletive) up" during the game. "I definitely shouldn't have said anything," Rivers said before Friday's practice in Dallas. "This is the message I want to say. I'm sorry for using profanity, but I was sticking up for my teammate, bottom line."