NBA Pelicans exec Griffin fined $50,000 for ripping refs

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NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — New Orleans Pelicans executive David Griffin was fined $50,000 by the NBA on Sunday for his remarks criticizing league officiating after star forward Zion Williamson suffered a broken finger. Griffin, the Pelicans’ executive vice president of basketball operations, was punished for public criticism of the officiating and comments detrimental to the NBA. Williamson was revealed to have a fractured left ring finger on Friday that will sideline him indefinitely. […]