The NBA fined Pacers forward Pascal Siakam $25,000 on Sunday for how he confronted and used profane language to game officials.

Siakam is fined $25,000 for confronting and directing profane language toward game officials after Friday's loss to the Hawks.

Pacers forward Pascal Siakam has been fined $25K for “confronting and directing profane language toward game officials” following Saturday’s game in Atlanta, the league announced in a press release.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Pacers All-Star forward Pascal Siakam has been fined $25,000 "for confronting and directing profane language toward game officials," Joe Dumars, NBA Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations announced Sunday in an NBA communications news release.

Pascal Siakam had a moment he’d love to take back in the final seconds of the Indiana Pacers’ 120-118 loss to the Atlanta Hawks. With Indiana trailing 119-116 and less than eight seconds remaining, the Pacers needed a three-pointer to force overtime.

The NBA fined Indiana Pacer Forward Pascal Siakam for confronting and using profane language toward an official Saturday night.

Pascal Siakam inexplicably dunked the ball with 1.3 seconds to go when the Pacers were down three and didn't have time to foul and recover.

Pascal Siakam did his best JR Smith impression during Saturday’s game against the Atlanta Hawks. The Indiana Pacers star big man Siakam committed one of the biggest blunders of the NBA season with time winding down in the fourth quarter against Atlanta.

Tension escalated after the 4th quarter in Indiana Pacer's 120-118 defeat against Atlanta Hawks on March 8 - Anadolu Ajansı