Raptors’ DeRozan fined for ’5-on-8’ comment criticizing refs

NEW YORK — Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan has been fined US$15,000 by the NBA for publicly criticizing the league’s officiating.
The punishment was announced Tuesday by Kiki VanDeWeghe, the league’s executive vice-president for basketball operations.
DeRozan made his remarks after the Raptors’ 127-125 loss to Golden State on Saturday in Toronto.
He was fuming in part about a scramble for a loose ball that went out of bounds next to the Warriors’ bench. After a