Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson was ejected and later fined "for aggressively pursuing, berating and making inadvertent contact with a game official."

NEW YORK (AP) — Cleveland Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson was fined $50,000 by the NBA for “aggressively pursuing, berating, and making inadvertent contact with a game official” during a game on Friday night.

Cleveland head coach Kenny Atkinson was fined $50,000 by the NBA for aggressively confronting referees during the Cavaliers’ loss to the Suns, an incident that followed mounting frustration over officiating.

We had one free throw after three quarters against a team that [is 26th in fouls],” Atkinson said following Friday's loss.

Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson was slapped with a $50,000 fine on Saturday following a 126-113 loss to the Phoenix Suns.

Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson has been fined $50K for “aggressively pursuing, berating, and making inadvertent contact with a game official,” the NBA announced ( via Twitter ). He was ejected after picking up his second technical foul early in the fourth quarter of Friday’s game at Phoenix.

PHOENIX — The streak is over — and Kenny Atkinson wasn’t around to see it end. The Cavs lost the first game of this lengthy West Coast road trip to the Phoenix Suns, 126-113, on Friday night inside Mortgage Matchup Center.

The Cleveland Cavaliers extended their win streak to three games with a 113–108 victory over a shorthanded Denver Nuggets on Friday night, but the mood afterwards was far from triumphant. Cavs head coach Kenny Atkinson, in particular, wasn’t all smiles ...

NEW YORK — Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson has been fined $50,000 for aggressively pursuing, berating, and making inadvertent contact with a game official, it was announced today by James Jones, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations.