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Orlando Magic guard Desmond Bane has been hit with a hefty fine for launching the ball at New York Knicks forward OG Anunoby during the team’s 106-100 loss to the Knicks on Sunday at Madison Square Garden.

Bane, in addition to being assessed a technical foul in the moment, was fined $35,000, the NBA announced in a press release.

The 27-year-old was fined for “throwing the ball with force at an opponent in an unsportsmanlike manner.”

The incident occurred in the fourth quarter, when Anunoby was going up for a fast break layup while surrounded by three Magic defenders. The ball was swatted out of his hands as he went to gather for the layup and humbled over.

Bane, who was trailing the play, picked up the loose ball and in one swift motion laun

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