The Houston Rockets were upset by the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday and Fred VanVleet pointed the finger at the officials. Literally. With four seconds remaining and the Rockets down by five points,

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.

Rockets, and face a substantial fine. In fairness to VanVleet, though, the NBA may have made him think this behavior can get him good results. In 2023, VanVleet was fined $30,000 for calling referee Ben Taylor “f---ing terrible.