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NBA fines Nuggets' Kleiza $25,000 (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Linas Kleiza of the Denver Nuggets has been fined $25,000 for verbal abuse of officials after a game in Denver on Friday. The NBA announced the fine Tuesday but didn't disclose what Kleiza said to the officials. The Nuggets beat the Washington Wizards 116-105 in that game.