Grizzlies' Bickerstaff fined $25K for inappropriate comments to ref

J.B. Bickerstaff's bickering is going to cost him.

The NBA hit the Memphis Grizzlies interim head coach with a $25,000 fine for making inappropriate comments to an official and failing to exit the court in a timely manner after he was ejected from Wednesday's game against the Utah Jazz.

Bickerstaff argued a call against his team, telling official Marc Davis it was "embarrassing," among other things.

The Grizzlies went on to lose their fifth straight game, 92-88.