Ujiri fined $35K for remarks toward official during Raptors' loss to Heat

The NBA fined Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri $35,000 for approaching the scorer's table and making inappropriate remarks toward a game official during his team's 112-109 loss to the Miami Heat on Saturday.

The league didn't specify exactly when the incident took place. Saturday's affair included Heat forward Caleb Martin and Raptors rookie Christian Koloko getting ejected following an altercation that sent both players into the courtside seats along the baseline, but it's unclear if that event is related to Ujiri's fine.

The Raptors president has been fined once before during his tenure for confronting referees. That incident occurred in Game 3 of Toronto's 2018 playoff series against the Cleveland Cavaliers when Ujiri was docked $25,000 for walking onto the court at halftime to "verbally confront" officials.

Martin was suspended one game for his role in Saturday's scuffle with Koloko. The Heat wing missed Monday's rematch in Miami, which the Raptors won 98-90.