Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle was fined $35,000 by the NBA for publicly criticizing the officiating and questioning the integrity of the league and its officials following Game 2 of the Pacers-Knicks series. Carlisle expressed frustration over what he perceived as unfair officiating, particularly highlighting that small-market teams like the Pacers deserve a fair shot. He was ejected from the game after receiving a second technical foul. Carlisle's comments included a critique of specific calls and a general statement about the lack of consistent balance in officiating, which he argued favored the physicality of the Knicks over the Pacers.
Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle has been hit with a fine after he criticized the officiating following his team’s Game 2 loss to the New York Knicks on Wednesday https://t.co/jQEdbOvWqd
The NBA fined Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle $35,000 for comments after Game 2 that the officiating had been skewed against his team. Carlisle went on a two-and-a-half minute rant postgame. More from @MikeVorkunov ⤵️ https://t.co/wnWdUGEz0k
Pacers' HC Rick Carlisle has been fined $35K for public criticism of refs in Game 2 against the Knicks. https://t.co/TknI9f5mdE https://t.co/RQay9oDiaF
Pacers' Rick Carlisle fined $35,000 for postgame comments after Game 2 loss vs. Knicks in NBA playoffs https://t.co/NTddLNOLli
Rick Carlisle has been fined $35K for “public criticism of the officiating and questioning the integrity of the league and its officials." https://t.co/G7K3PfcGDv
Rick Carlisle was fined $35,000 for publicly moaning about the officiating. "And questioning the integrity of the league and its officials." Integrity!
Rick Carlisle has been fined $35,000 after criticizing the officiating in Game 2 of Pacers-Knicks. https://t.co/i1og9auHRi
Indiana’s Rick Carlisle has been fined $35,000 by the NBA “for public criticism of the officiating and questioning the integrity of the league and its officials.” More NBA from me: https://t.co/A6ycVmnrjq https://t.co/w3ERn0HEvk
Rick Carlisle was fined $35,000 for criticizing officials after Knicks/Pacers Game 2, the NBA announced https://t.co/Y9IoJaVUNV
Rick Carlisle Fined $35,000 By NBA For Criticizing Refs After Game 2 https://t.co/yoQPbz3xzQ
Rick Carlisle fined $35K for public criticism of the officials https://t.co/lKzci7HtUl
Rick Carlisle fined $35,000 by the NBA for public criticism of the officiating and “questioning the integrity of the league and its officials.”
Pacers coach Rick Carlisle fined $35K for “public criticism of the officiating and questioning the integrity of the league and its officials” https://t.co/StJVxpOzKC
$35,000 fine for Rick Carlisle after his Game 2 comments on the officiating. https://t.co/R8QwKdcf3N
Rick Carlisle has been fined $35K for his postgame officiating comments, NBA announces
Rick Carlisle rips referees, argues Pacers 'deserve a fair shot' in playoff series against Knicks https://t.co/sBtGsPYHpl
Rick Carlisle has not been happy with the officiating in round two of playoffs. https://t.co/DF07yaX9xw
“Small market teams deserve an equal shot,” Carlisle said during his postgame press conference at Madison Square Garden. “They deserve a fair shot, no matter where they’re playing.” @petersblendorio https://t.co/un8KKqA8Jo
Pacers’ Rick Carlisle blasts refs after Game 2 loss to Knicks https://t.co/QdHvel5cR0
Coach Rick Carlisle: Pacers 'deserve a fair shot' from refs https://t.co/l0D1PGk2La https://t.co/MSRbpUGKMd
Rick Carlisle rips referees after Game 2 loss against Knicks #IndianaPacers #NewYorkKnicks #RickCarlisle https://t.co/TOT5g6NPrQ
Rick Carlisle on officiating: ‘There’s not a consistent balance’ https://t.co/2iKztqKM2o https://t.co/dtaEGYYq8K
Carlisle says 'small-market teams deserve a fair shot' after ejection from Pacers' loss in Game 2 https://t.co/sD3fNnxL0q
Pacers' Rick Carlisle blasts officiating vs. Knicks, implies bias: 'Small-market teams deserve an equal shot' https://t.co/YHf42lKjgq
Rick Carlisle was ejected with under a minute to go in Game 2. https://t.co/Sdw1hqrM4d
Rick Carlisle rips referees, goes on ‘small market teams’ diatribe after Game 2 loss to Knicks https://t.co/MIhOb2qTLf https://t.co/Uxlxvmproj
"There were 29 plays in Game 1 that we thought were clearly not called well." Pacers coach Rick Carlisle discusses the controversial officiating in their series against the Knicks 🗣 (via @NBATV, h/t @sny_knicks) https://t.co/cA2Q9U5Hkh
“Their physicality is rewarded & ours is penalized” Rick Carlisle is unhappy with the officiating through 2 games https://t.co/DQe6V2iC3d
"We deserve a fair shot... I'm just really disappointed." Pacers HC Rick Carlisle comments on the officiating in Game 2 https://t.co/bq0LiF2G2A
The last 81 seconds of Rick Carlisle’s opening statement on the officiating tonight. “I’m always talking to our guys about not making it about the officials but we just deserve a fair shot….theres not a consistent balance and that’s disappointing.” https://t.co/T7S1bEHh7Y
Rick Carlisle just opened with a near 3-minute statement criticizing the officiating. Said there were 29 calls that went wrong in Game 1 but he chose not to submit them. He and the Pacers plan to submit some calls to the league office from tonight.
Carlisle: "Small-market teams deserve an equal shot. They deserve a fair shot no matter where they're playing."
Rick Carlisle says that there were 29 plays the Pacers thought were called the wrong way on Game 1 but they didn’t submit to the league. He’s now listing some examples from tonight where he thought the calls were wrong.
Rick Carlisle gets ejected as Pacers melt down vs. Knicks in Game 2 https://t.co/9m6SdZJIvF https://t.co/vVWYZQ1AB2
Rick Carlisle has been ejected from Game 2 of Knicks-Pacers 😳 https://t.co/PeJfS9C9Bb
Rick Carlisle ejected for keeping TJ McConnell on the bench.
Rick Carlisle ejected after his second technical foul.
Rick Carlisle has received a second technical foul and has been ejected.
“I don’t want to talk about the officiating. We’re not expecting to get calls in here.” Rick Carlisle on Myles Turner's late moving screen. https://t.co/IRsx412Fjd
Rick Carlisle: “I don’t want to talk about the officiating. We’re not expecting to get calls in here.”