During the
2008 Playoffs Wallace went on a expletive-laced tirade following Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the
Boston Celtics[sup]
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[22][/sup] in which he lashed out at the officiating, stating, "All that bull[expletive]-##% calls they had out there. With Mike [Callahan] and Kenny [Mauer] -- you've all seen that [expletive]," Wallace said. "You saw them calls. The cats are
flopping all over the floor and they're calling that [expletive]. That [expletive] ain't basketball out there. It's all [expletive] entertainment. You all should know that [expletive]. It's all [expletive] entertainment."[sup]
[23][/sup] Wallace was fined $25,000 for his profanity and criticism. Wallace's comments were in response to a question about flopping. Earlier that day, the NBA stated that starting with the
2008-09 season, fines would be imposed by the league for obvious flops.