{"id":21962,"date":"2025-11-03T13:16:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T13:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/joel-embiid-philadelphia-76ers-centre-fined-again-by-nba-for-lewd-gesture\/"},"modified":"2025-11-03T13:16:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T13:16:07","slug":"joel-embiid-philadelphia-76ers-centre-fined-again-by-nba-for-lewd-gesture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/joel-embiid-philadelphia-76ers-centre-fined-again-by-nba-for-lewd-gesture\/","title":{"rendered":"Joel Embiid: Philadelphia 76ers centre fined again by NBA for ‘lewd gesture’"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Philadelphia 76ers centre Joel Embiid has been <\/b>fined $50,000 (\u00a338,000) by the NBA<\/b>, external<\/span><\/a> for what the league determined to be a “lewd gesture” on the court.<\/b><\/p>\n

The incident occurred during Philadelphia’s 109-108 loss to the Boston Celtics on Friday when Embiid, 31, scored while getting fouled and then made a chopping gesture to his groin.<\/p>\n

Embiid has been fined for the gesture on multiple previous occasions.<\/p>\n

In a post on X,, external<\/span><\/a> which also contained the NBA’s social media post detailing his sanction, Embiid appeared to suggest the gesture was similar to a signal that officials make when calling a foul for blocking.<\/p>\n

He said: “Yall better start fining the refs for doing the ‘lewd’, ‘blocking foul’ gesture since I’m not allowed to do it.”<\/p>\n

Cameroon-born Embiid did not play in Sunday’s 129-105 victory over the Brooklyn Nets, sitting out the match as he continues to manage his recovery from a knee injury which required surgery earlier this year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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