NEW YORK -- Indiana Pacers assistant coach Rick Carlisle was fined $10,000 for deliberately tripping Latrell Sprewell of the
New York Knicks in
the third quarter of Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Playoffs.
Rod Thorn, NBA executive vice president, announced the fine Monday, one
day after the Knicks learned Sprewell had fractured a bone in his left foot in
a separate incident later in the game.
The tripping occurred with 4:54 left in the third quarter of the Knicks'
98-95 victory at Madison Square Garden.
The Knicks were calling the injury to Sprewell, who scored 32 points in Game
3 as New York cut Indiana's lead to 2-1 in the best-of-7 series, a bruise
until an MRI after practice Sunday revealed what the team called "an
incomplete fracture."
Sprewell said he injured his foot while diving for a loose ball with 30
seconds left to play.
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