Detroit Pistons centre Zaza Pachulia has been fined $25,000 for confronting and verbally abusing a game official and failing to leave the court in a timely manner up being ejected in Sunday's game against the Toronto Raptors, the NBA announced Monday evening.

With 2:27 remaining in the third quarter, Pachulia received two technical fouls for the incident. He recorded four rebounds in 10 minutes of game action on Sunday.

The Pistons, who are coached by former Raptors coach Dwane Casey, ultimately beat the Raptors 112-107 in overtime and are now 2-0 against Toronto this season.

The 35-year-old Pachulia is in his first season with the Pistons after signing a one-year contract with the team last off-season. He is in his 15th NBA season.