Devin Booker Fined $25K After Altercation with Gorgui Dieng in Suns vs. T-Wolves

The NBA has fined Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker $25,000 for his role in an altercation with Minnesota Timberwolves forward Gorgui Dieng on Tuesday, according to ESPN.com. 

Dieng caught Booker with an elbow to the face after a steal. Booker responded in the following manner, leading to the fine:

Both players were ejected, and Dieng appeared to tell Booker to meet him in the tunnel. The 22-year-old Suns star had to be restrained by a team security guard from doing so.

The Wolves beat the Suns 118-91, and center Karl-Anthony Towns dropped 25 points, 18 boards and seven assists. However, those facts were secondary storylines to the Dieng vs. Booker altercation.

After the game, Dieng questioned why he was ejected.

"I think he tried to hit me. Everybody could see I didn't throw a punch. In this league a lot of guys think they are tough, and they are not. Technical foul, OK, that's fine, but an ejection? I want to know why.

"I know if you get two techs you get ejected, but I got one tech. And I didn't throw a punch. He's the one who tried to hit me, right? And I got ejected. I would like to know why."

Dieng also joked that he wanted to meet Booker in the tunnel to exchange jerseys afterward, although the two did not catch up postgame:

Booker did not speak with reporters after the scuffle.

If Dieng wants Booker's jersey, he'll have to buy one online or wait until next year.

The Wolves and Suns are not scheduled to meet for the remainder of the regular season. Minnesota has an outside shot at a playoff spot, but the 11-38 Suns are playing out the string.