Leonard Fined $50,000, Suspended One Week

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Published on March 12 2021 6:04 am
Last Updated on March 12 2021 6:04 am

Commissioner Adam Silver announced Thursday that the NBA had fined the Miami Heat’s Meyers Leonard $50,000, the maximum allowed, and suspended him for one week after he used an anti-Semitic term while playing a livestreamed video game Monday.

The Heat had said Tuesday that Leonard would be away from the team indefinitely. He will also be required to participate in a cultural diversity program. Silver called the comment “inexcusable and hurtful,” but said he believes Leonard is “genuinely remorseful.” Leonard apologized Tuesday, saying he didn’t know what the term meant.

 

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Thursday, March 11 Scoreboard

Philadelphia 127, Chicago 105

Charlotte 105, Detroit 102

Brooklyn 121, Boston 109

Atlanta 121, Toronto 120

Miami 111, Orlando 103

Milwaukee 134, New York 101

Minnesota 135, New Orleans 105

Oklahoma City 116, Dallas 108

Los Angeles Clippers 130, Golden State 104

Phoenix 127, Portland 121

Sacramento 125, Houston 105

 

Friday, March 12 Schedule (All Times Central)

Philadelphia at Washington, 7 p.m.

Denver at Memphis, 7 p.m.

Cleveland at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

Miami at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Orlando, at San Antonio, 8 p.m.

Houston at Utah, 9 p.m.

Indiana at Los Angeles Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

 

New York at Oklahoma City, 1 p.m.

Detroit at Brooklyn, 6 p.m.

Toronto at Charlotte, 6 p.m.

Milwaukee at Washington, 6 p.m.

Sacramento at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.

Portland at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Denver, 9 p.m.

Indiana at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

 

Sunday, March 14 Schedule (All Times Central)

Memphis at Oklahoma City, 1 p.m.

Utah at Golden State, 3 p.m.

San Antonio at Philadelphia, 5:30 p.m.

Miami at Orlando, 6 p.m.

Cleveland at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.

Boston at Houston, 7 p.m.

Portland at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Los Angeles Clippers at New Orleans, 8 p.m