OAKLAND, UNITED STATES: Cleveland Cavaliers forward Tristan Thompson was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Friday (Saturday in Manila) but was not suspended for an altercation with Golden State’s Draymond Green in the NBA Finals opener. In addition, the flagrant level 2 foul issued to Thompson in challenging a shot by Golden State’s Shaun Livingston was downgraded to a Flagrant 1 after the league review. Cavaliers teammate George Hill was also confident Thompson would not be banned, saying, “I don’t think it was a big deal. “I’m not too concerned if Thompson is going to be available or not,” Golden State guard Klay Thompson said. “I don’t know why I got thrown out,” Cleveland’s Thompson said after the loss.

Source: Manila Times June 02, 2018 16:37 UTC