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NBA fines Cavaliers owner for remarks on LeBron James

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(CNN) — The NBA has fined the Cleveland Cavaliers owner $100,000 for remarks he made after LeBron James announced he was leaving the team.

NBA Commissioner David Stern said Monday that team owner Dan Gilbert’s words, “though understandable, were ill-advised and imprudent.”

In a letter posted on the team’s website Thursday, Gilbert called James’ decision to play for the Miami Heat a “cowardly betrayal” and a “shocking act of disloyalty.”

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