Desmond Bane Fined $35K for Ball Incident with Anunoby

Orlando Magic guard Desmond Bane was fined $35,000 by the NBA for firing the basketball at New York’s OG Anunoby in an unsportsmanlike method.

Bane was assessed a technical foul with 6:13 remaining within the fourth quarter of the Knicks’ 106-100 win over the Magic on Dec. 7.

Anunoby was on a breakaway when two Magic defenders converged on the Knicks wing and knocked the ball out of his palms. As Anunoby fell out of bounds, the ball remained below the basket and Bane picked it up and launched it off Anunoby.

That is the second time this season that Bane has fired a basketball at an opponent who was on the ground.

Throughout a 127-112 Magic loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Nov. 4, Bane was ejected within the third quarter for a flagrant foul on Onyeka Okongwu and an ensuing technical foul. After Bane grabbed Okongwu’s forearm for a tough foul, the ball went up within the air as Okongwu fell to the ground. Bane fired the ball down onto Okongwu. The ejection occurred after officers reviewed the play.