O.J. Mayo Fined $25K for ‘Aggressively Pursuing’ a Ref

The NBA has fined O.J. Mayo $25K for trying to chase after a referee after he was booted out of a game this past weekend.

Mayo was tagged with two technical fouls, and had to be held back by various teammates and coaches.

From the press release:

Milwaukee Bucks guard O.J. Mayo has been fined $25,000 for aggressively pursuing a game official and failing to leave the court in a timely manner upon his ejection, it was announced today by Kiki VanDeWeghe, Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations.

 

The incident occurred after Mayo was assessed his second technical foul of the game with 4:08 remaining in the first quarter of Milwaukee’s 95-85 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday, Jan. 2 at Target Center.