Marcus Smart said he will always protect himself after getting ejected for shoving Joel Embiid earlier this week. Smart was fined $50,000 for the incident. 

"I’ll do it over again. I’m going to protect myself at all times, especially if I don’t feel like I’m being protected out there like everybody else is. If you don’t want to clean it up, I’ll clean it up myself," said Smart.

Brad Stevens said Smart needed to be more thoughtful and take the circumstances into consideration.

"I'm disappointed in Marcus (Smart). We need you. (Aron) Baynes is already out. We need him to be in the game, no matter what happened. We needed that to happen."

Marcus Smart has been fined $50,000 by the NBA for shoving Joel Embiid to the floor.

The NBA issued the fine to Smart due to his repeated acts of unsportsmanlike conduct, including two prior incidents this season.

Smart received a Flagrant Foul 2 and an automatic ejection for the incident with Embiid.

The Chicago Bulls will let Zach LaVine pay Jim Boylen's fine for getting ejected from a game, pending league rules.

NBA rules stipulate that the person receiving the fine must pay it. Boylen is expected to be fined $7,000 - $5000 for two technical fouls and $2000 for the ejection.

Boylen was ejected after arguing with Doc Rivers about how the Clippers were setting screens during the game.

"What Jim did, I personally respect that a lot. He really cares about us and he's going to fight for us. That shows his true character the way he feels about us," said LaVine.

Russell Westbrook has been fined $25,000 by the NBA "for directing profanity and threatening language to a fan."

The fan in question has been permanently banned by the Utah Jazz.

"Everyone deserves the opportunity to enjoy and play the game in a safe, positive and inclusive environment," Jazz president Steve Starks said in a statement Tuesday. "Offensive and abusive behavior does not reflect the values of the Miller family, our organization and the community. We all have a responsibility to respect the game of basketball and, more importantly, each other as human beings. This has always been a hallmark of our incredible fan base and should forever be our standard moving forward."

Video of Westbrook saying, "I'll f--- you up" to Jazz fan Shane Keisel and his female companion.

Westbrook said Keisel told him to, "Get on your knees like you're used to," a comment Westbrook considered "completely disrespectful" and "racial."

Keisel was one of several fans who received a warning card for violating the NBA's fan code of conduct, denied saying anything inappropriate, claiming that he told Westbrook to "Ice those knees up!" According to Keisel, after Westbrook replied that it was heat on his knees, Keisel hollered, "You're going to need it." Keisel said his girlfriend, Jennifer Huff, didn't participate in the exchange.

Raymond Felton and Patrick Patterson confirmed Westbrook's side of the story. The Jazz also gathered intelligence that verified Westbrook's version.

Josh Jackson has been fined by the Phoenix Suns for a violation of team rules.

Jackson didn’t show up at an autograph event Wednesday evening at Fry’s grocery store in collaboration with Dos Equis called "Fiesta De Los Suns."

Jackson told the Arizona Republic he had some “family issues” to address at the time of the event. Jackson said he plans to make it up to those who attended Wednesday's event.