Scottie Pippen of the Chicago Bulls was...
Scottie Pippen of the Chicago Bulls was fined $3,000 and Kenny Walker of the New York Knicks $1,500 for their fight during the sixth game of their Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series, the National Basketball Assn. announced.
The fight occurred late in the third quarter of the Bulls’ 113-111 victory over the Knicks, which eliminated New York from the playoffs last Friday. Both players were ejected from the game.
Pippen was fined the larger amount for initiating the fight, NBA vice president for operations Rod Thorn said.
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