Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers confers with head coach Mike Brown during the game against the Utah Jazz at Staples Center.Stephen Dunn
The Los Angeles Lakers will be without head coach Mike Brown on Monday for a key game against the Philadelphia 76ers after he was suspended and fined by the National Basketball Association.
Brown, in his first season with the Lakers, drew a one-game suspension and $25,000 fine for making contact with a game official and failing "to leave the court in a timely manner" following his ejection during the fourth quarter of Saturday's 96-87 loss to the Utah Jazz, the league said.
Brown received two quick technicals for arguing Pau Gasol was fouled by Utah's Earl Watson.
The surprising 76ers (17-7) lead the Atlantic Division while the Lakers (14-10) hold down second place in the Pacific.