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Rajakovic was fined $25,000 for saying the referees actions were 'crap' and 'bs' against the Lakers on Tuesday.

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Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic made some fiery statements following a loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. The Serbian specialist was fined for it.

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Rajakovic was fined $25,000 for his rant about the game's referees.

Namely, the coach was extremely irritated with the huge discrepancy between free throws each team took in the fourth quarter, as the Lakers had 23 shots, while the Raptors had only two.

"That's outrageous. What happened tonight, this is completely BS, this is shame. Shame for the referees, shame for the league to allow this," he said.

"There is no explanation. They just come up there, they review it, and they see what they want to see. They don't wnat to hear what we've got to say, they don't want to hear the players. They don't just want to protect us. Over the game, they got 36 free throws, 23 free throws in the fourth quarter. What are we talking about? What are we talking about? How are we supposed to play?" he passionately answered.

Asked about it after the game, LeBron James said the Raptors just fouled more. Meanwhile, former NBA starter Evan Turner made fun of Rajakovic in a now-deleted Instagram comment.

Darko Rajakovic's fiery press conference:

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