NBA fines McClendon for comments

Aubrey McClendon's foot-in-mouth display Aug. 13 has earned him a $250,000 fine from the National Basketball Association, the Seattle Times reported with league confirmation.

McClendon's candor about why he bought into the Seattle Supersonics franchise that was printed in the Journal Record was later shot down by controlling owner Clay Bennett as McClendon's own comments and not those of the Oklahoma City-based ownership group.

A quarter of a million would be a huge dent in the Webmonkeys' budget but the Chesapeake CEO won't be hurting in the wallet; it's more like chump change for McClendon.