NBA: Bobcats' Brown fined $60,000 for tiff with ref

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The NBA has fined Charlotte Bobcats coach Larry Brown $60,000 for his actions surrounding his ejection from an exhibition game on Monday.

The NBA fined the Bobcats an additional $60,000 on Wednesday.

Brown was hit with two technical fouls by replacement referee Kevin Scott, then lingered on the court after being ejected in the third quarter. Scott called for security before Brown left for the locker room on his own accord.

The NBA fined Brown $35,000 for verbally abusing game officials and failing to leave the court in a timely manner. He was fined another $25,000 for publicly criticizing the referees.

The preseason incident is one of several involving replacement officials. The NBA has locked out the regular officials in a labor dispute.