LeBron James has been punished with $15,000 for the \u2018obscene gesture\u2019 during the Lakers\u2019 last game overtime win against the Indiana Pacers in which, he drilled a huge three-pointer. The team which has been struggling since last season following their star player Anthony Davis\u2019 multiple injuries was able to achieve win 124-116.<\/p>\n
\u201cLeBron James has been fined $15,000 for making an obscene gesture on the playing court and warned for using profane language during a media availability,\u201d said Byron Spruell, the league spokesman in a news release, reports AFP.<\/p>\n
On Friday, he was also notified for adopting profane vocabulary during a post-game news conference by the NBA disciplinary officials. \u201cI mean it\u2019s some bulls**t,\u201d he said while expressing his one-game suspension to the reporters. \u201cBut whatever\u201d. The player believed he shouldn\u2019t have been suspended. LeBron faced the first suspension of his career following a bloody conflict with Detroit Pistons\u2019 Isaiah Steward during their side\u2019s clash previously on Sunday. The ban cost the Lakers\u2019 106-100 loss against the New York Knicks on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
King James is not the only one to be fined for the celebration while the NBA has become stringent and been punishing players. Fred VanVleet of the Toronto Raptors was also penalised following hitting the move in pretence to the player Sam Cassell. The Raptors, on Thursday, clambered a dramatic recovery against their sharp opponent Philadelphia 76ers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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