Indiana Pacers guard Buddy Hield has been fined £20,380 ($25,000) by the NBA for ‘making an obscene gesture on the playing court’ after he was spotted giving the middle finger during the team’s 115-109 loss to the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night.
Cameras spotted the 30-year-old making the gesture on three occasions, initially discreetly as he attempted to mask his displeasure with the unknown recipient by scratching his nose. Hield quickly followed up his attempt with two further overt signals.
And despite not being on the floor when the incident took place during the second quarter of the Pacer’s game in Charlotte, the former three-point contest champ was slapped with a healthy fine.
