Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has been fined $25,000 for making an obscene gesture during a game and using profane language during a live television interview, the NBA announced Wednesday.
Embiid's hand gesture occurred with 17 seconds left in Monday's 129-112 win over the Atlanta Hawks. With time winding down, Atlanta's Kevin Huerter approached from behind Embiid and stole the ball, prompting Embiid's to flash a middle finger at Huerter.
Embiid, who scored a career-high 49 points, later apologized for the gesture.
After the game, Embiid made a profane remark while discussing his comment from last week that he was the best player in the world.
"Being with some of the best players in the world [at the All-Star Game], I proved myself, that's what I said. But yeah, f--- it -- my bad -- I do believe it," Embiid said in his postgame interview.
The NBA said Embiid's fine was based on prior multiple violations of "acceptable on-court decorum."
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