Sacramento Kings star DeMar DeRozan has been disciplined by the NBA this week for criticizing the referees after a recent game.

The NBA fined DeMar DeRozan $25,000 on Friday for publicly criticizing officials after the Sacramento Kings' loss to the Denver Nuggets.

Sacramento Kings swingman DeMar DeRozan was handed down a $25,000 fine by the NBA for criticizing officials, the league announced Friday.

Following the frustrating defeat to the Denver Nuggets on March 5, the Sacramento Kings’ DeMar DeRozan went all in, calling out the referees in his postgame comments. But the NBA didn’t take that lying down.

Of course, fans tend to do that, but Kings star DeMar DeRozan took things a step further. After the game, DeRozan told the media exactly what he thought about the referees in Wednesday's loss. "The refs were terrible,