NEW YORK – Cleveland Cavaliers head coach J.B. Bickerstaff has been fined $20,000 for directing inappropriate language toward game officials and for failing to leave the court in a timely manner following his ejection, it was announced today by Byron Spruell, President, League Operations.

Bickerstaff received two technical fouls and was ejected with 8:36 remaining in the third quarter of the Cavaliers’ 119-98 loss to the Charlotte Hornets on March 2 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.