Cleveland Cavaliers guard Ty Jerome was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Monday for public criticism of officials following his team’s 133-129 overtime win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday.

The NBA announced on Monday that it has fined Cavaliers guard Ty Jerome $25,000 for publicly criticizing officials following Cleveland's 133-129 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday. After the game,

Ty Jerome played a huge role in the Cavs' comeback win over the Portland Trail Blazers Sunday, but his post-game comments landed him in hot water.

Once the whistles stopped blowing, Cavaliers guard Ty Jerome cried foul. Upset with an inordinate number of personals called during Cleveland’s 133-129 overtime win against Portland on Sunday, Jerome didn’t hold back in criticizing the officiating crew and zeroed in on referee Natalie Sago.

Cavaliers guard Ty Jerome was fined $25K by the NBA on Monday for public criticism of the officiating, the league announced in a press release. The comments that got Jerome in trouble came after the Cavaliers eked out a 133-129 overtime win against Portland on Sunday.

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Ty Jerome was “especially” not happy with NBA official Natalie Sago during a sloppy 133-129 overtime win against the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday.

Ty Jerome called out the referees for their performance, with one female referee being bizarrely name-checked in his comments.

I thought the refs were really bad tonight, especially Natalie [Sago], she was really bad,” Jerome said when asked about the number of free throws. “Stuff like that happens

I thought the refs were really bad tonight. Especially Natalie, she was really bad.”Source: Twitter @RealDCunningham What’s the buzz