Raptors forward Brandon Ingram has been fined $25K for spiking his water bottle while on the bench during the third quarter of Saturday’s loss in Philadelphia, the NBA announced today in a press release (Twitter link).
Ingram’s bottle of water bounced off the floor and hit a game attendant, the statement notes. The incident also resulted in the game being delayed in order to dry the court (YouTube link).
As Josh Lewenberg of TSN.ca observes (via Twitter), Ingram appeared to be frustrated after an injury scare — he pulled up limping after fouling Sixers forward Trendon Watford on an and-one drive. Regardless of the rationale, it certainly wasn’t a good look for Ingram, who simply sat on the bench and watched as several people — including teammate Garrett Temple — cleaned up the mess he created.
In his first full season with the Raptors, Ingram is averaging 21.0 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.0 assists on .510/.317/.902 shooting through 10 games (33.3 minutes per contest). The one-time All-Star is earning about $38.1MM this season, so the fine won’t impact him much financially.