The NBA announced on Monday that Houston Rockets guard Fred VanVleet has been fined $50,000 for "confronting and directing profane language toward

Rockets guard Fred VanVleet received a $50,000 fine from the NBA for his officiating critique at the end of Saturday’s game, but he was not suspended.

Houston Rockets guard Fred VanVleet said he hopes to learn from his late-game tirade Saturday, but the NBA did not suspend VanVleet to teach him a lesson. VanVleet was fined $50,000 for “confronting and directing profane language toward the officiating staff” near the conclusion of the Rockets’ 104-98 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers,

The Houston Rockets most recently played the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday (at home). They lost by a score of 104-98. Fred VanVleet was ejected from the game, and he has now been fined $50,000 by the NBA.