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Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid is fined $50,000 for a lewd gesture during a game against Boston

Philadelphia's Joel Embiid is fined $50,000 for a lewd gesture during a game against Boston | iNFOnews.ca
Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid reacts after a basket and a foul during the first half of an NBA Cup basketball game against the Boston Celtics, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has fined Philadelphia center Joel Embiid $50,000 for making what the league determined to be a lewd gesture during a game against Boston on Friday night.

The fine was announced Sunday by James Jones, the league’s executive vice president and head of basketball operations.

Embiid scored while getting fouled with 7:08 remaining in the first quarter against the Celtics, then made a chopping gesture toward his groin. Embiid has now been fined at least four times in the past for making the gesture — $75,000 in December 2024 (a game in which he made multiple gestures), $35,000 in October 2023 and $25,000 in January 2023.

Philadelphia lost Friday’s game, 109-108.

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Philadelphia's Joel Embiid is fined $50,000 for a lewd gesture during a game against Boston | iNFOnews.ca
Boston Celtics’ Anfernee Simons, left, drives to the basket against Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid, right, during the first half of an NBA Cup basketball game, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)
Philadelphia's Joel Embiid is fined $50,000 for a lewd gesture during a game against Boston | iNFOnews.ca
Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid tries to rally the fans after making a basket and getting a foul during the second half of an NBA Cup basketball game against the Boston Celtics, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)

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