NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets coach Jason Kidd was fined $25,000 by the NBA for public criticism of the referees.

The penalty, announced hours before the Nets beat Toronto in Game 6 of their first-round series, came for comments made during a conference call with reporters a day earlier. Kidd questioned why Joe Johnson shot only one free throw in the Nets' 115-113 loss in Game 5.

NEW YORK — Memphis forward Zach Randolph was suspended for Game 7 of the Grizzlies' playoff series against Oklahoma City for punching Thunder center Steven Adams in the jaw.The ruling by the NBA leaves the Grizzlies without their leading scorer for the deciding game in Oklahoma City on Saturday night.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Sprinter Tyson Gay accepted a one-year suspension after testing positive for a banned substance nearly a year ago and returned the silver medal he won in the men's 400-meter relay at the 2012 London Olympics.The US Anti-Doping Agency announced that Gay's one-year ban began June 23, the day his sample was collected at the U.S. championships.

BOSTON — The Boston Bruins and Mayor Marty Walsh condemned racist slurs about P.K. Subban, who is black, that hit social media after the Montreal defenseman scored in the second overtime Thursday night.Bruins President Cam Neely issued a statement calling the tweets “racist” and “classless.” He said they came from an “ignorant group of individuals” who do not reflect the organization.