Dampier gets the usual fine

The going rate for ripping refs these days is $35,000 and that's what Erick Dampier got this afternoon from the NBA.

Dampier was critical after Game 3 in San Antonio.

The best news is that he did not become the first player to be made an example of by David Stern, who has said the next step in ref-protection will be suspending players or coaches who verbally jab or psychologically prod refs.