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WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Detroit Pistons forward Blake Griffin has been fined 15,000 US dollars for verbal abuse of a game official, the NBA announced on Thursday.
The incident occurred at the end of the Pistons' 100-94 loss to the Utah Jazz on Monday.
The Pistons are 19-24 and one game behind the Charlotte Hornets for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
