Thursday’s extra-time victory celebration over the Indiana Pacers by LeBron James resulted in the Los Angeles Lakers forward being fined from the NBA.
A $15,000 fine was awarded to James “for making an obscene gesture on the field of play,” the NBA said in a statement on Friday.
“The problem occurred with 1:17 remaining in the fourth inning of the Lakers’ 124-116 overtime win over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse,” the NBA statement said.
James makes the move after taking a deep three-pointer.
The NBA has consistently fined players between $15,000 and $25,000 for performing a routine common to former NBA star Sam Cassell while he was playing for the Milwaukee Bucks, The Athletic reported.
James was also cautioned for using “obscene language during his time in the media in response to discipline imposed by the feds,” said Byron Spruell, the NBA’s president of League Operations in a statement. NBA dad.
Last weekend, James was sent off the field after his elbow bled in the eye of Detroit Pistons player Isaiah Stewart. That conflict then sparked a confrontational response from Stewart and a scuffle in court.
Stewart was subsequently given a two-game unpaid ban by the NBA for “escalating” the situation and “repeatedly and aggressively” pursuing James, who received a one-match ban for the first time in his 19-year NBA career. for “recklessly hitting in the face” the heart of the Pistons.
This is the second time he has been sent off a match in his career.
After Wednesday’s win over the Pacers, James said a one-game suspension was “some bad thing.”
