Sixers center Joel Embiid has been fined $50K by the NBA for “making a lewd gesture on the playing court,” the league announced today (via Twitter).
Embiid made a crotch-chop gesture after making a basket through a foul during the first quarter of Philadelphia’s one-point loss to Boston on Friday (Twitter video link). He has been fined multiple times in the past for that same celebration.
The fine is a drop in the bucket for Embiid, who is earning $55,224,526 this season on his maximum-salary contract. Through four games, the seven-time All-Star is averaging 17.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.0 block in 22.3 minutes per contest. His shooting line is .460/.389/.800.
Embiid, 31, will miss Sunday’s game in Brooklyn due to left knee injury management, per the league’s official injury report.
The 76ers have gotten off to a strong start to the 2025/26 campaign, currently holding a 4-1 record.
The process is 95% done
Does it even matter, why not $500k?
Dude is 31 & still has a maturity impediment…. pathetic
More points scored, more rebounds, and more awards than you. Impressive.
Every NBA player has more awards than us. What is your point?
You aren’t rich either though. My comment made you insecure???? Not my fault you haven’t measured up much FckMUT.
Calling what he did “lewd” or “a crotch-chop gesture” seems like a stretch – looks more like what the refs do when they call a blocking foul. Here’s the clip:
link to streamable.com