NBA fines Rockets' Patrick Beverley $25K for fan incident

The NBA has fined Houston Rockets guard Patrick Beverley $25K following an incident with a fan after Friday night's Game 3 in Oklahoma City, the league announced on Sunday.

"If the NBA won't or help protect players in situations with fans," Patrick Beverley said on Sunday, "... I'm okay with the hazing, I'm okay with the boos, I'm okay with the other fans rooting for their team, but I'm not okay with the blatant disrespect while I'm on the ground after a foul and a fan yelling out to me 'F-you, Patrick Beverley, f-you, Patrick Beverley, f-you Patrick Beverley,' waving a clapper in my face. I'm not comfortable with that."

The NBA began an investigation after the Thunder's 115-113 win on Friday night.

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As seen on video that was published by ESPN, which telecast the Thunder win in which Beverley had just one point and missed all six of his shots in 25 minutes, Beverley had two heated exchanges with a male fan who was sitting behind the basket. During the game, Beverley had fallen at the man's feet after barreling through the lane and attempting a layup. The fan, according to the Norman Transcript, was Stuart Scaramucci, who is the son of Thunder minority owner Jay Scaramucci.

When he arose, Beverley clearly took exception to something the fan said or did and can be seen pleading with officials to handle the situation. After the game, Beverley and the same fan can be seen exchanging words before arena employees and a Rockets security guard usher him away. The Rockets lead the first-round series 2-1 with Game 4 on Sunday.

Beverley was asked about the incident on Saturday.

"The Rockets are taking care of the situation," Beverley said. "I'll talk more after the investigation is done."

ESPN and the Houston Chronicle previously reported the fine.