Philadelphia's Amir Johnson was seen with a cellphone on the bench during the Sixers' Game 1 loss to the Nets on Saturday. He later apologized and was fined by the team.
Late in the fourth quarter of the Celtics' 123-108 loss to the Wizards, guard Marcus Smart had a brief-but-animated flare-up with assistant coaches on the bench.
Celtics president Danny Ainge reached out to Kevin McHale, telling McHale he's got a job for him with Boston if he wants it.