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

ByABC News
January 12, 2018, 2:39 PM

— -- 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.?

"I apologized to the man. It wasn't intentional," Hood told reporters Friday. "I regret it. You just learn from it and move on from it."

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 executive vice president of basketball operations Kiki VanDeWeghe.

The 6-foot-8, 206-pound sharpshooter has averaged a career-high 16.5 points per game this season as the Jazz have struggled to a 17-24 record entering Friday's game against Charlotte.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.