9. King James was fined $25,000. He kicked a bottle.
Year of Fine: 2010;
Estimated Total Fine: $25,000.*
Unquestionably, one of the all-time great basketball players, LeBron James, has contributed to many amazing moments throughout his NBA career. One incident that King James would certainly prefer to forget, though, happened in 2010 when he was fined $25,000 for kicking a water bottle during a Minnesota Timberwolves game.
King James was fined $25K for kicking a bottle.
Unsportsmanlike behavior was the reason for the fine. James would receive fines on other occasions in the future. The league has already fined the King multiple times, once for missing a press conference and once for “flopping.”