Magic's Desmond Bane hit with hefty fine for launching ball at Knicks' OG Anunoby in wild moment

Orlando Magic defender Desmond Bane has been deed with a hefty good for launching the shot astatine New York Knicks guardant OG Anunoby during the team’s 106-100 nonaccomplishment to the Knicks connected Sunday astatine Madison Square Garden. 

Bane, successful summation to being assessed a method foul successful the moment, was fined $35,000, the NBA announced successful a property release. 

The 27-year-old was fined for "throwing the shot with unit astatine an hostile successful an unsportsmanlike manner."

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New York Knicks guardant OG Anunoby, left, and Orlando Magic defender Desmond Bane, right, got into an altercation during the 2nd fractional of an NBA hoops crippled successful New York, New York, connected Dec. 7, 2025. (John Munson/AP Photo)

The incidental occurred successful the 4th quarter, erstwhile Anunoby was going up for a accelerated interruption layup portion surrounded by 3 Magic defenders. The shot was swatted retired of his hands arsenic helium went to stitchery for the layup and humbled over. 

Bane, who was trailing the play, picked up the escaped shot and successful 1 swift question launched it astatine Anunoby, who was inactive connected the ground. The Knicks guardant took objection to being drilled with the ball, and got up and pushed Bane. 

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New York Knicks guardant OG Anunoby, left, and Orlando Magic defender Desmond Bane, right, get into an altercation during the 2nd fractional of an NBA hoops crippled Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, successful New York.  (AP Photo/John Munson)

After the Knicks’ victory, Bane and Anunoby appeared to hash things retired connected the level and hugged. 

It is the 2nd incidental this play successful which Bane has thrown a shot astatine an opponent. In the opening of November, the guardant had different incidental connected a accelerated break. 

Bane was unsocial portion trying to support a accelerated interruption by Onyeka Okongwu with the Atlanta Hawks up 79-65 successful the 3rd quarter. 

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Orlando Magic defender Desmond Bane (3) drives to the handbasket betwixt New York Knicks defender Jalen Brunson, left, and halfway Ariel Hukporti, right, during the 2nd fractional of an NBA hoops crippled Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, successful New York. (AP Photo/John Munson)

Okongwu went up for a layup, but Bane refused to springiness up the casual bucket, truthful helium fouled him and pulled him to the ground. As Okongwu fell to the floor, the shot floated successful the aerial and Bane swatted it down disconnected Okongwu’s caput similar a volleyball subordinate executing a spike. 

After a replay review, Bane was ejected from the crippled aft being assessed some a method foul and a flagrant foul for his transgression.

The Magic’s adjacent crippled is against the Miami Heat astatine 6 p.m. ET connected Tuesday.

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