The NBA fined Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler 25,000 USD on Tuesday for skipping postgame media availability after Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals.
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Butler, 33, didn’t converse to the media after Sunday’s 128-102 win over the Boston Celtics. The victory gave eighth-seeded Miami a 3-0 lead within the best-of-seven collection over the second-seeded Celtics.
Butler is averaging 26.0 factors, 7.0 rebounds and 6.3 assists within the three video games towards the Celtics. He averaged 22.9, 5.9 and 5.3, respectively in the course of the common season.
Butler and the Heat will try to comb the Celtics on Tuesday evening.
