LeBron James: Los Angeles Lakers forward fined $15,000 for 'obscene gesture' celebration
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LeBron James' celebration of Thursday's overtime victory over the Indiana Pacers has landed the Los Angeles Lakers forward with a fine from the NBA.
The $15,000 punishment was handed to James "for making an obscene gesture on the playing court," said the NBA in a statement on Friday.
'The incident occurred with 1:17 remaining in the fourth quarter of the Lakers' 124-116 overtime win against the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse," said the NBA statement.
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