Marcus Smart‘s on-court scuffle with Trae Young is gonna cost him … ’cause the NBA just fined the Boston Celtics player $25K as a result of the altercation.
The two guards got into it with 1:25 left in the game at State Farm Arena on Saturday … when Young drove to the basket and got fouled by Smart.
It appeared Young may have accidentally kicked Smart in the groin during the play — and Smart didn’t like it one bit.
After the whistle was blown, Smart got into Young’s face … and the two exchanged some heated words.
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That’s when Smart and Young took their beef to the hardwood … as Smart pulled the Hawks guard down with him as he fell to the floor.
Both players’ teammates and referees broke them up … and Smart was ejected from the game, while Young received a technical.
On Monday, an NBA executive announced that Smart — the former NBA Defensive Player of the Year — was fined $25K for “initiating an on-court alteration and pulling” Young to the floor.
As for Trae … it seems he got away with just a tech.
The Celtics did win the game, however … and are currently ranked 2nd in the Eastern Conference. The Hawks, on the other hand, are down in 8th.