NEW YORK – Chicago Bulls forward-center Tristan Thompson has been fined $20,000 for directing profane language toward a game official, it was announced today by Byron Spruell, President, League Operations.

Thompson received two technical fouls and was ejected with 21.2 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter of the Bulls’ 126-109 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans on March 24 at Smoothie King Center.