NBA fines Gobert $75,000 for making another money gesture in frustration over a foul call

NBA fines Gobert $75,000 for making another money gesture in frustration over a foul call




NEW YORK (AP) — Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert was fined $75,000 by the NBA on Tuesday for another “inappropriate and unprofessional gesture” that suggested a lack of integrity with the league and its game officials.

Gobert glanced down and rubbed both thumbs together with his fingers as he walked up the court in frustration over a foul call in the fourth quarter of Minnesota’s loss to Denver in Game 4 of their Western Conference semifinal series on Sunday. Gobert had just been whistled for an offensive foul when the TNT broadcast showed him making the money-counting sign to himself.

Executive vice president of basketball operations Joe Dumars said the fine “took into account Gobert’s history of improper conduct toward game officials.”

Two months ago during a regular season game at Cleveland, Gobert was called for a technical after picking up his sixth foul for making the money-counting gesture. One of the officials saw the taunt that time, and Gobert was later fined $100,000.

After that game, Gobert said he was concerned about the rise of betting and believes gambling is having a detrimental impact on outcomes, implicitly accusing officials of being on the take.

Then, Finch referenced the $100,000 fine levied against Nuggets point guard Jamal Murray for his actions in Game 2 when he, too, made the money sign, and tossed a towel and a heat pack toward an official.

“I’m disappointed in the gesture, in the fine, for sure,” Finch said of Gobert’s punishment. “But obviously you can’t be showing up the officials like that. But I’d like to see the itemized receipt, because if it’s $75,000 for the money gesture than it must be $10,000 for the towel and $15,000 for the heating pad? So it’s just kind of a little bit of a head scratcher to us, but we’ll wait to see.”

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