Golden State coach Steve Kerr has been fined $US25,000 ($A33,000) by the NBA for his outburst directed at referee Bill Spooner late in the third quarter of the Warriors' three-point overtime loss at Sacramento on Saturday night.
Kerr yelled profanities and was held back on the court by assistant coach Mike Brown during the 109-106 defeat, and the coach later said: "I do feel bad for my words, I don't mind the explosion."
The league said Kerr was verbally abusive to officials and failed to leave the court in a timely manner following his ejection with 3:34 left in the period.
Kerr said he had apologised to Spooner through NBA executive vice president of basketball operations Kiki VanDeWeghe and would do so in person the next time the referee is assigned to work the Warriors.
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