Wizards' Isaiah Thomas Fined $25K for Making Inappropriate Contact with Official

The NBA has fined Washington Wizards point guard Isaiah Thomas $25,000 after he made contact with referee Marat Kogut during his team's home game against the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday.

Shams Charania of Stadium and The Athletic provided the report on Thomas, who was ejected 88 seconds into the contest. 

Thomas did not meet with reporters after the game. Referee Mark Ayotte spoke with Fred Katz of The Athletic and said that Thomas was ejected for making "physical contact with a referee." He also clarified that the action "was definitely just a push during the dead ball contact with the referee."

Thomas is the first player to be ejected within two minutes of the opening tip since Utah Jazz center Greg Ostertag in December 2002, per Elias Sports (h/t ESPN Stats & Info).

Thomas' toss isn't the only quick ejection to make news over the past year. San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich incurred two technical fouls within 63 seconds on April 3, 2019 versus the Denver Nuggets, per Sportsnet Stats.

As for Friday, Ish Smith replaced Thomas in the already depleted Wizards lineup, which was already missing a host of players, including Bradley Beal, Rui Hachimura and Davis Bertans, among others.

Despite 35 points from Jordan McRae, Washington lost 122-103 to the Blazers.