NBA fines Rodney Hood $35K for slapping fan's phone

— -- Utah Jazz guard Rodney Hood has been fined $35,000 by the NBA for slapping a phone out of a fan's hand while exiting the court during Wednesday's game against the Washington Wizards, it was announced Friday.

After picking up his second technical foul during the 107-104 victory, the Jazz reserve knocked the cellphone out of the hand of a fan sitting courtside at Capital One Arena in Washington.

The fan appeared to be taking a photo or video of the 6-foot-8 guard's exit from the court.?

Hood becomes the fourth player to be fined this season for interactions with a fan.? DeMarcus Cousins, Kyrie Irving and Austin Rivers each were fined $25,000 for separate incidents by NBA exective vice president of basketball operations Kiki VanDeWeghe.