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Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat have been fined a combined $30,000 after the forward made an obscene gesture while sitting out of Tuesday night’s game.
The NBA on Thursday announced Butler, 32, had beenfined $15,000for making a hip-thrusting motion in Game 5 of the Heat’s first-round playoff matchup against the eighth-seeded Atlanta Hawks at FTX Arena in Miami.
The Heat was also fined $15,000 for sharing a clip of the gesture on social media, a post that has since been deleted.
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A short time later, the team shared the GIF of Butler’s gesture on social media.
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Butler poked fun at his fine shortly after it was announcedin an Instagram postsupporting teammate Tyler Herro for the NBA’s annual Sixth Man of the Year award.
“While y’all announcing me getting fined. hurry up and announce sixth man of the year,” the six-time All-Star wrote before tagging Herro, 22, in his caption.
Additionally, Heat forward Markeiff Morris wasfined $25,000"for interfering with a live play while on the bench" in the third quarter after grabbing Hawks guard De’Andre Hunter and holding him out of bounds during a play to prevent him “from completely re-establishing himself inbounds.”
Morris, 32, was issued a technical foul for his actions early in Tuesday’s contest.
Thanks to their win, the Heat have advanced to the second round of the NBA playoffs. Butler celebrated the occasionon Instagram, writing “twelve more” alongside a poster featuring himself and teammates Victor Oladipo, Bam Adebayo and Caleb Martin as well as a collection of photos from the series.
Miami’s next opponent is the Philadelphia 76ers, who eliminated the Toronto Raptors from the playoffs in the first round.
Philadelphia and Miami each won two games against the other during the regular season, setting up for an epic battle between the No. 1 and No. 4 seeds.
The Heat and Sixers' second-round series begins on Monday.
source: people.com
