Unsportsmanlike Conduct: 10 Priciest Athlete Fines
Dashon Goldsonand other athletes pay up for bad behavior.
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Ndamunkong Suh - Keep reading for a look back at sports stars whose bad behavior cost them big. — Britt MiddletonDetroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh has built up a reputation (and numerous NFL fines) for his aggressive style of play. In first game of the 2013 season he was fined a whopping $100,000 for a block on on Minnesota Vikings lineman John Sullivan. He is appealing the fine for being excessive. (Photo: MLIVE.COM /Landov)
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Unnecessary Roughness - Dashon Goldson of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers had his one-game suspension reduced to a $100,000 fine for a "flagrant and repeat violation of the rule prohibiting helmet-to-helmet hits against defenseless players," writes the NFL. This was Goldson's fifth violation for unnecessary roughness since 2011. (Photo: AP Photo/Mel Evans)
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Roy Hibbert - Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert has apologized after using an anti-gay slur at a post-game press conference following Saturday's NBA playoff game against the Miami Heat and has been fined $75,000 by the league. When asked about his defense tactics against Heat star LeBron James, Hibbert answered "no homo," a slang term used to distance oneself from behaviors characterized as homosexual. (Photo: Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
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Ray Lewis - Back in 2000, Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis was fined $250,000 by the NFL after pleading guilty to obstructing an Atlanta police investigation of a double murder following the Super Bowl. The fine was reported as the single largest handed down to a player outside of cases involving substance abuse. (Photo: Doug Pensinger/Allsport/Getty Images)
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Kobe Bryant - Last April, Kobe Bryant's notorious temper really got the best of him — and it cost him big. The Los Angeles Lakers guard was fined $100,000 by the NBA for using an anti-gay slur against a referee. Following the incident, Bryant and his teammates appeared in a video promoting tolerance. (Photo: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
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Dennis Rodman - In 1997, former Chicago Bulls star Dennis Rodman was fined $50,000 for making disparaging comments against members of the Mormon church following an NBA Finals game against the Utah Jazz played in Salt Lake City, which boasts a large Mormon population. The fine was reported as the largest handed down to an NBA player at the time. (Photo: Andy Lyons/Allsport/Getty Images)
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Brandon Meriweather - New England Patriots safety Brandon Meriweather was fined $50,000 for two helmet-to-helmet hits in 2010. In recent years, medical experts have linked concussions stemming from head-on collisions to degenerative brain disease, raising efforts among officials in the NFL and other professional leagues to protect players. (Photo: Elsa/Getty Images)
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Amar'e Stoudemire - New York Knicks guard Amar'e Stoudemire was fined $50,000 after tweeting a homosexual slur to a fan last June. "F**k you. I don't have to do anything f*g," Stoudemire tweeted after the fan questioned the star's competitiveness. (Photo: Nick Laham/Getty Images)
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Cam Newton - In 2012, Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton was fined a total of $31,000 ($21,000 for making contact with an official and $10,000 for kicking Oakland Raiders defensive tackle Tommy Kelly). (Photo: Peter Aiken/Getty Images)
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Chad Johnson - Chad Johnson, then going by Chad "Ochocinco," was fined $25,000 after violating NFL policy by tweeting during a preseason game in 2010. The year before, the former Cincinnati Bengals star was fined $20,000 for taunting an official with a dollar bill during a replay challenge in what Johnson called a joke to "bribe" the referee. (Photo: Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)