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Russell Westbrook #4 of the Denver Nuggets dribbles the ball during the game against the New York Knicks on November 25, 2024 at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado. Bart Young, NBAE via Getty Images/AFP

DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 25: Russell Westbrook #4 of the Denver Nuggets dribbles the ball during the game against the New York Knicks on November 25, 2024 at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2024 NBAE   Bart Young/NBAE via Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Bart Young / NBAE / Getty Images / Getty Images via AFP)

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1732941501145AFP__20241126__2186206672__v2__Preview__NewYorkKnicksVDenverNuggets.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Russell Westbrook #4 of the Denver Nuggets dribbles the ball during the game against the New York Knicks on November 25, 2024 at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado. Bart Young, NBAE via Getty Images/AFP"/>Russell Westbrook #4 of the Denver Nuggets dribbles the ball during the game against the New York Knicks on November 25, 2024 at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado. Bart Young, NBAE via Getty Images/AFP</div>NEW YORK -- The NBA fined Denver guard Russell Westbrook $35,000 on Friday for making an obscene gesture during the fourth quarter of the Nuggets&#x27; 145-118 loss to the New York Knicks on Monday.NBA executive vice president Joe Dumars announced the fine without elaborating on the incident, in which Westbrook appeared to flash his middle finger toward the Knicks bench after drilling a three-pointer from the corner.Moments before Westbrook had seen a shot blocked by New York&#x27;s Josh Hart, with several Knicks players indicating they thought Westbrook should have been called for travelling.Westbrook scored 27 points off the bench -- 24 of them in the fourth quarter -- to lead the Nuggets in the defeat.The veteran point guard is averaging 12.2 points and 5.9 assists per game for the Nuggets this season and on November 19 became the first player in NBA history to amass 200 career triple-doubles with a 12-point, 10-rebound, 14-assist performance in a victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.<div>© Agence France-Presse</div>

The NBA fined Denver guard Russell Westbrook $35,000 on Friday for making an obscene gesture during the fourth quarter of the Nuggets' 145-118 loss to the New York Knicks on Monday.

The NBA fined Denver guard Russell Westbrook $35,000 on Friday for making an obscene gesture during the fourth quarter of the Nuggets' 145-118 loss to the New York Knicks on Monday.

NBA fines Nuggets' Westbrook $35,000 for 'obscene gesture'

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NBA fines Nuggets' Westbrook $35,000 for 'obscene gesture'

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Published November 30, 2024 12:39 PM PHT

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