Luka Doncic fined $35K for hand gesture in loss to Warriors originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea
Luka Doncic has been fined $35,000 by the NBA on Friday for a gesture he made during Wednesday’s heated game between the Dallas Mavericks and Golden State Warriors.
In a statement released on Friday, the NBA deemed the guard’s gesture that occurred with 1.7 remaining in the game of the Mavericks’ 127-125 loss to be “inappropriate and unprofessional.”
The notion, which Doncic rubbed his fingers together signaling that the officials had been paid off in the game, came after the 24-year-old missed a layup but believed Draymond Green fouled him on the shot.
Doncic already has 15 technical fouls on the season and is one away from an automatic one-game suspension.
The Mavericks (36-37) currently sit in a four-way tie in eighth place as they aim to qualify for a spot in the postseason. The Warriors (38-36) remain in 6th place and are set to take on the 76ers on Friday at 7 p.m. PT.
