NBA fines Suns G Booker $25K for altercation

The NBA fined Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker $25,000 on Thursday for pushing Minnesota Timberwolves center Gorgui Dieng in the face on Tuesday night. Booker was fined for "escalating an on-court altercation," according to the statement released by NBA executive vice president of basketball operations Kiki VanDeWeghe.

The incident occurred during a deadball situation with 5:24 remaining in the third quarter of the Timberwolves' 118-91 victory in Phoenix. Both players were assessed technical fouls and ejected. Booker, 22, is averaging 24.2 points and a career-high 6.9 assists in his fourth season in the league.

--Field Level Media