NEW YORK, N.Y. - New York Knicks centre Samuel Dalembert was fined $15,000 by the NBA on Monday for elbowing Toronto's Jonas Valanciunas in the face.

Dalembert, from Montreal, received a flagrant 2 foul and was automatically ejected after elbowing the Raptors counterpart with 10:59 left in the third quarter of the Knicks' 118-108 loss on Sunday.