Pacers coach Rick Carlisle fined $35,000 for criticizing refs, implying bias

Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle was fined $35,000 by the NBA on Friday for criticizing officials and 'questioning the integrity of the league' with his pleas for fairness for small-market teams. Carlisle made his comments after the Pacers' 130-121 loss to the New York Knicks on Wednesday. He was called for two technical fouls and ejected late in the game as Indiana fell into an 0-2 hole in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

'They deserve a fair shot no matter where they are playing.' On Thursday, the Pacers sent 78 plays they believed were officiated incorrectly from the first two games of the series to the NBA office for review, a person with knowledge of the action said Thursday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither the Pacers nor the league publicly confirmed the plays were actually sent.

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