Hips don’t fly! Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler is fined $15,000 by the NBA for suggestively shoving his crotch on the sidelines during the game, and the team is fined $15,000 for turning the moment into a GIF
- Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler, 32, was fined $15,000 for suggestively thrusting his hips toward the camera during Game 5 of the Eastern Conference.
- The player, who was not playing due to a knee injury, made the ‘obscene gesture’ to celebrate the Heat’s 10-0 run late in the 2nd quarter
- The team, which turned the moment into a GIF, a short animated clip, was also fined $15,000 for glorifying the behavior.
- The team later removed the gif, but it has continued to make the rounds on social media ever since.
- This is Butler’s third fine this season, after $30,000 in November and $25,000 in February.
Miami Heat player Jimmy Butler was fined $15,000 for moving his hips from the sidelines in a game, and the NBA fined his team the same amount for turning the moment into a meme.
The NBA cited Butler’s “obscene gesture” as offensive and hit the forward with a hefty fine after Game 5 in the Eastern Conference on Wednesday.
Butler was seen on the sidelines with teammate Max Strus celebrating the Heat’s 10-0 run by suggestively thrusting his hips back and hard.
He did so while he pursed his lip at the camera, with less than two minutes remaining in the second quarter.
The team itself also received a $15,000 slap in the face for turning the clip into a GIF, a short animated image. The team’s account has since deleted the post, but the images are still circulating on social media.
The NBA fined Jimmy Butler $15,000 for making an “obscene gesture” in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference on Thursday. He was seen thrusting his hips to celebrate the Miami Heat’s 10-0 run late in the second quarter.
The team was also fined $15,000 for turning the moment into a gif, which was later removed.
Butler, who was dressed all in black, sat out the game due to a knee injury but watched from the sidelines as the team won 97-94 against the Atlanta Hawks at FTX Arena on Thursday.
This is the player’s third fine this season, bringing his total loss to $70,000, according to nbc miami.
In November, he was fined $30,000 during a Denver-Miami game for allegedly trying to escalate an altercation. He was also fined $25,000 in February for violating media interview access rules, according to NBC Miami.
NBA legend LeBron James was also fined $15,000 for an “obscene gesture” in November after he did what has been dubbed the “big balls” dance, where a man jumps from side to side. another and gestures to his private area.
The player sat on the bench for the entire match due to a knee injury (pictured on April 24)
“Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James has been fined $15,000 for making an obscene gesture on the field of play and warned for using profanity during media availability in response to discipline imposed by the league,” the league wrote. NBA at that time.
The Miami Heat will play again on Monday in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
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