When it comes to Boston Celtics power forward Marcus Morris, the 28-year-old has now had multiple run-ins over the last month that involved NBA referees. This weekend, Morris' wallet took a hit for an incident that occurred during Game 3 of the Celtics' first-round series against the Milwaukee Bucks.
On Saturday, the NBA announced that they fined Morris $15,000 for criticizing the officials following Boston's 116-92 blowout loss to the Bucks on Friday night.
Here are the comments directed at the referees that got Morris in trouble, per a video posted to Twitter by Celtics beat reporter Chris Forsberg of ESPN.
“I can't even speak on [the technical], man,” Morris said after Game 3. “It's been the same s— all year. I'm expecting it. They knew what they wanted before the game started. They knew who they wanted to go after. So that's on [the referees].”
Marcus Morris would like referees to stop giving him technical fouls.
"It’s been the same s— all year. I’m expecting it. They knew what they wanted before the game started. They knew who they wanted to go after. So that’s on them.” pic.twitter.com/P18NZ1R3k8
— Chris Forsberg (@ChrisForsberg_) April 21, 2018
The Celtics forward's fine was handed down by the league on the same day that his twin brother, Washington Wizards power forward Markieff Morris, was slapped with a $25,000 fine for shoving official Ken Mauer during the Wizards' 122-103 victory over the top-seeded Toronto Raptors on Friday.
As for Marcus and the Celtics, they head into Sunday afternoon's Game 4 contest against the Bucks at BMO Harris Bradley Center with a lot to prove after such a lopsided loss in Game 3. A Boston win in Game 4 would be enormous for the Celtics and would put an immense amount of pressure back on the No. 7 seed Bucks as a result.
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