NEW YORK – Sacramento Kings guard-forward DeMar DeRozan has been fined $25,000 for public criticism of the officiating, it was announced today by Joe Dumars, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations. DeRozan made his comments to the media following the Kings’ 116-110 loss to the Denver Nuggets on March 5 at Ball Arena.

The NBA fined DeMar DeRozan $25,000 on Friday for publicly criticizing officials after the Sacramento Kings' loss to the Denver Nuggets.

Of course, fans tend to do that, but Kings star DeMar DeRozan took things a step further. After the game, DeRozan told the media exactly what he thought about the referees in Wednesday's loss. "The refs were terrible,

Sacramento Kings star DeMar DeRozan has been disciplined by the NBA this week for criticizing the referees after a recent game.

After losing 116-110 to the Nuggets, Kings veteran DeMar DeRozan and interim head coach Doug Christie put the officials on blast.

Due to his comments about the officiating, the NBA announced on Friday that they had fined DeRozan $25,000 for his public criticism of the officiating. Of course, there have been many players, coaches and fans who have criticized the officiating in the NBA this season, and DeRozan now adds his name to the long list.

The league was not to fond of DeMar DeRozan's comments and fined him for his criticism of the refs after the Kings' loss.

DeMar DeRozan of the Sacramento Kings has been fined $25,000 by the NBA for his public criticism of the officiating during Wednesday's 116-110 loss to the Denver Nuggets. The Kings were up 93-84 after the third quarter,