NBA fines Magic’s Jalen Suggs $25K for throwing mouthpiece
Orlando Magic guard Jalen Suggs was fined $25,000 for throwing his mouthpiece toward the stands during a game this week, the NBA announced on Saturday.
The incident occurred with 5:35 remaining in the first quarter of Thursday's 130-111 home loss against the Charlotte Hornets. Suggs receiving a technical foul at the time.
Suggs finished the game with nine points on 4-of-12 shooting in 22 minutes.
In 46 games (45 starts) for Orlando this season, Suggs has averaged 13.8 points with 5.2 assists. During five career NBA seasons, all with the Magic, the 24-year-old has averaged 12.6 points with 3.7 assists in 257 games (219 starts).