After reviewing the play, the NBA has determined that Dwight Howard's 15th technical foul will stand as called. If Dwight garners a 16th technical during the regular season that is not rescinded, he will be suspended for one game, with further suspensions coming on every second technical thereafter.

The foul in question occurred with 5:01 left in the second quarter of Orlando's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Howard already has received a total of $45,000 in fines for his 15 technicals, and each additional technical would earn him a $5,000 fine.

The Kings fined rookie DeMarcus Cousins Monday for fighting with a teammate after Saturday's loss to the Thunder.

He will be allowed to rejoin the team after missing Sunday's win over the Suns.

Cousins got into an altercation in the locker room with Donte Greene. He was reportedly upset that Greene had not passed him the ball for the final shot in the game, a 99-97 loss.

Sacramento president Geoff Petrie said there is no place for violence on or off the court in the NBA and that's why Cousins needed to be punished.

"We will now move forward together," Petrie said. "We do not intend to give up on DeMarcus' talent or potential. We look forward to watching his continued improvement and development, which has been significant since the beginning of the season."

New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul has been fined $15,000 for verbal abuse of a game official, it was announced Friday by Stu Jackson, NBA Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations.

The incident occurred following the Hornets’ 103-101 overtime loss to the New Jersey Nets at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. on February 9.

J.R. Smith of the Denver Nuggets has been fined $25,000 for his Flagrant Foul, Penalty Two against Raja Bell of the Utah Jazz, it was announced today by Stu Jackson, NBA Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations.

The incident occurred with 6:45 remaining in the fourth quarter of the Nuggets’ 113-106 loss to the Utah Jazz at the Pepsi Center in Denver, CO on February 4.

New Jersey Nets head coach Avery Johnson has been fined $25,000 for improper conduct towards a game official surrounding his ejection, it was announced Friday by Stu Jackson, NBA Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations.

The incident occurred with 7:47 remaining in the third quarter of the Nets’ 106-92 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. on February 2.

The NBA has issued a $200,000 fine to the New York Knicks for illegal draft workouts, one occurring in 2007 and a second in 2010.

Knicks' scout Rodney Heard has been personally fined $20,000 for violating league rules restricting contact between NBA teams and players eligible for the NBA Draft.