Cleveland Cavaliers guard Ty Jerome was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Monday for public criticism of officials following his team's 133-129 overtime win over the Portland Trail Blazers. Jerome was upset that the teams were called for a combined 53 fouls and shot 70 free throws Sunday,

I thought the refs were really bad tonight, especially Natalie (Sago), she was really bad,” Jerome said. “Stuff like that happens. They kind of lose control of the game, an

Ty Jerome’s postgame comments were costly. The NBA announced Monday night that Jerome has been fined $25,000 for public criticism of the officiating crew following Sunday’s 133-129 overtime win against the Portland Trailblazers — a game that featured 70 combined free throw attempts and 53 foul calls.