The National Basketball Association (NBA) on January 28 (Saturday) imposed a hefty fine on two superstars - Stephen Curry and Joel Embiid - for on-court outbursts. A fine of $25,000 was imposed on both Curry and Embiid as the two marquee figures made headlines for all the wrong reasons on Thursday.
Reigning NBA Finals MVP Curry was fined for "throwing his mouthpiece into the spectator stands" during Wednesday's 122-120 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.
Curry was ejected for the act, which came out of frustration after not receiving a pass from Golden State Warriors team-mate Jordan Poole, occurring with 1:14 remaining in the fourth quarter.
It was the third ejection of Curry's career, all involving his mouthpiece, having thrown it at a referee in 2017.
"He knows he can't make that mistake again," Warriors coach Steve Kerr said after the game.
Philadelphia 76ers center Embiid was fined for "making an obscene gesture on the playing court" during their 137-133 win over the Brooklyn Nets, where Ben Simmons returned to face his former side at a wound-up Wells Fargo Center on Wednesday.
The incident occurred when Embiid celebrated making a layup and earning a foul shot by emulating a gesture made by WWE wrestlers Shawn Michaels and Triple H.
Nets forward Kevin Durant, who was watching from afar due to an MCL sprain, described the act as a "trash celebration" on Twitter at the time.
