{"id":257328,"date":"2025-11-02T20:00:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T20:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/257328\/"},"modified":"2025-11-02T20:00:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T20:00:08","slug":"joel-embiid-blasts-nba-after-being-fined-50k-for-lewd-gesture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/257328\/","title":{"rendered":"Joel Embiid Blasts NBA After Being Fined $50K for \u2018Lewd Gesture\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_i3u0m9dfa\">Philadelphia big man Joel Embiid was <a class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KyleNeubeck\/status\/1985060965587484870\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">hit with a $50,000 fine<\/a> from the NBA on Sunday for what the league described as a \u201clewd gesture\u201d during the 76ers matchup against the Celtics on Friday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_uhce392q7\">The lewdness occurred in the first quarter of the contest, with Embiid making a basket and drawing a foul against the Celtics. In celebration, Embiid delivered a crotch chop\u2014a move made popular by WWE tag team D-Generation X in the late 1990s. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_jhkggsxr6\">It\u2019s not hard to see why the league determined the celebration to be lewd.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The NBA has fined Joel Embiid $50,000 for making a \u201clewd gesture\u201d on the court.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QGautzY8uy\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/QGautzY8uy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LegionHoops\/status\/1985060385448419463?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_ozo2vhdo8\">But Embiid responded to the fine with a challenge. If this celebration was so \u201clewd,\u201d then why was it so strikingly similar than the signal referees make when calling a blocking foul?<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Yall better start fining the refs for doing the \u201cLewd\u201d, \u201cblocking foul\u201d gesture since I\u2019m not allowed to do it <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#NFL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WCkaPCOl9I\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/WCkaPCOl9I<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoelEmbiid\/status\/1985068755957760037?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_jtprjckey\">Indeed, <a class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@crownrefs\/video\/7109629548928535851\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">there are similarities<\/a> between Embiid\u2019s crotch chop and the signal for a blocking foul, especially when an official decides to call it with an extra bit of sauce, but it\u2019s still pretty clear what Embiid is actually doing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_amdvv9es6\">Embiid has made the crotch chop a pretty <a class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nba\/2023\/10\/31\/joel-embiid-wwe-celebration-results-fine-wrestlemania-invite\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">regular<\/a> <a class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nba\/joel-embiid-76ers-bench-taunting-wizards-fan\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">piece<\/a> of his celebratory repertoire, so much so that D-Generation X member Triple H has helped introduce Embiid and the Sixers in the postseason in years past.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_1mfvp8o-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_sw80j3x6n\">But if Embiid wants to keep crotch chopping on opponents this year, it looks like it\u2019s going to cost him.<\/p>\n<p>More NBA on Sports Illustrated<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">dark. 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