Browns' criticism of replacement refs nets NBA fineThe Charlotte Bobcats The Charlotte Bobcats are a professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association. Larry Brown was slapped with a 60,000 dollar fine after the head coach criticized officials brought in to replace the National Basketball Association's regular referees. The Bobcats were hit with an additional 60,000 dollar fine for Browns' actions which included reprimanding referees during the game and then refusing to leave the court after being ejected from Monday's exhibition game. Memphis Grizzlies head coach Lionel Hollins was also fined 25,000 dollars for criticizing referees in another pre-season game on Monday. After failing to negotiate a new contract with its referees, the NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= is using development and Women National Basketball Association National Basketball Association (NBA) U.S. professional basketball league. It was formed in 1949 by the merger of two rival organizations, the National Basketball League (founded 1937) and the Basketball Association of America (1946). refs in the preseason. If the lockout lockout, intentional closing up of a company, factory, or shop by an employer to prevent employees from working during a strike or labor dispute. The term lockout continues, the same officials will be used in the regular season, which begins on October 27.
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