The former Sixth Man of the Year was fined $50,000 by the NBA on Friday for “questioning the integrity of the game officials” for a call in the T-wolves’ record-breaking win over the Houston Rockets earlier this week.
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The incident in question occurred at the start of overtime, when Reid was hit with charges after driving into Rockets center Alperen Şengün. Minnesota disputed the decision and appeared to have a good case, as Şengün’s feet were definitely mobile at the time of contact.
Crew chief Scott Foster thought otherwise. After review, he said that Şengün had established a legal guard position and that the call was maintained. Reid, visibly confused, said something to Foster (lip readers interpreted it as “he was moving”) and was immediately ejected from the game.
The ejection left the Timberwolves with five rotation players, as Anthony Edwards and Ayo Dosunmu missed the game with injuries, Jayden McDaniels left in the fourth quarter with a knee injury and Rudy Gobert fouled out at the end of regulation. Despite falling behind by 13 points in overtime, Minnesota rallied to win the wildest game of their season.Naz Reid had some notes for Scott Foster in overtime of Rockets-Timberwolves.
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The Timberwolves weren’t interested in burying that hatchet after the game, as one of them could be heard yelling, “That shit didn’t work, Scott Foster” in the back tunnels.
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Foster complied with the calls while speaking to a pool reporter after the game, insisting that Şengün “beat (Reid) to the spot, before his pull-up move” and earned the legal defense position.