Dallas Mavericks guard Delonte West sounded contrite yet surprised by the $25,000 fine levied against him by the NBA for jabbing his finger in the ear of Utah Jazz swingman Gordon Haywood.
"I didn't think it was going to be that steep," West said Wednesday night before Dallas played Houston. "It's a play that shouldn't be in the game. . . . It's not a good example to set for the youth that we are trying to teach to play the right way."
The NBA issued the fine earlier in the day, calling it a "physical taunt."
West had been called for fouling Hayward -- the former Brownsburg High School and Butler star -- away from the ball, then walked after him to give him what he called a "wet willy" during the second quarter of Utah's 123-121 triple-overtime win over Dallas on Monday night.
West received a technical but was not tossed out of the game. Hayward walked away from the confrontation.
Wizards 121, Bucks 112 Jordan Crawford equaled a season-high with 32 points, and John Wall had 14 points and 10 assists Wednesday night as host Washington dealt Milwaukee a crucial defeat in the Bucks' attempt for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
Milwaukee began the day 11/2 games behind Philadelphia for eighth place in the East, but lost a game as the Sixers won in Cleveland.
Bulls 100, Bobcats 68 Richard Hamilton scored 22 points in just 24 minutes as visiting Chicago took a step closer to wrapping up the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs with a rout of dreadful Charlotte. Despite playing without leading scorers Derrick Rose and Luol Deng, the Bulls shot 48 percent from the floor and connected on 9-of-19 shots from 3-point range.
Grizzlies 103, Hornets 91 Rudy Gay scored 26 points and Mike Conley (Lawrence North) added 20 as host Memphis clinched a playoff berth for the second straight season. Gay was on 9-of-14 from the field and Conley hit 8-of-11 as the Grizzlies shot 51 percent overall.
Hawks 116, Pistons 84 Tracy McGrady led six players in double figures and playoff-bound Atlanta built a 37-point lead in the first half against visiting Detroit.
Knicks 104, Nets 95 Carmelo Anthony scored 21 of his 33 points in the first quarter, and New York won in its last trip to New Jersey; the Nets move to Brooklyn next season.
Heat 96, Raptors 72 LeBron James scored 28 points before taking the fourth quarter off, Mike Miller added 13 points and host Miami continued tuning up for the postseason by pulling away in the second half to beat Toronto.
76ers 103, Cavaliers 87 Jrue Holiday made five 3-pointers and scored 19 of his 24 points in the third quarter as visiting Philadelphia kept its hold on a playoff spot.
A Bobcats executive confirmed there was an altercation Sunday night in the team locker room between coach Paul Silas and F Tyrus Thomas. According to the report, Silas took exception to Thomas for fraternizing with some Celtics players and yelled at him after the game. Shouting ensued and the 68-year-old Silas shoved Thomas toward his locker stall and the two were separated. . . . Nuggets F Wilson Chandler needs surgery to repair a labral tear in his left hip and is done for the season. . . . The Cavaliers again recalled F Luke Harangody (Notre Dame) from the NBA Development League. Harangody has spent the past week bouncing between Cleveland and its Canton affiliate in the playoffs.
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