Jaylen Brown Fined $25,000 for “Inappropriate Gesture”
Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown has been hit with a $25,000 fine by the NBA for making an “inappropriate gesture” during a game against the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday. Brown made the gesture, which the NBA deemed obscene, after throwing down a two-handed dunk against Isaiah Stewart.
Brown had expected to hear from the NBA for his actions and was indeed fined, making him the second player this season to receive a fine for an “obscene gesture”. Anthony Edwards was fined $35,000 for giving the middle finger.
The Celtics won the game 130-120, with Brown scoring 28 points and adding nine assists. The team has now won nine of their last 10 games.
The fine is the latest in a series of penalties handed out by the NBA for gestures deemed inappropriate. Last year, Rudy Gobert was fined $100,000 for seeming to indicate that referees had money on a game.