Russell Westbrook has been fined $35,000 for an ‘obscene gesture’ he made during the Nuggets’ loss to the Knicks on Monday,’ the NBA has announced.
Westbrook appeared to give the middle finger to the Knicks bench at one point in the game, which the Knicks won by a comfortable margin of 145-118.
And the NBA announcedon Friday that Westbrook had been disciplined.
The league did not specifically reference what Westbrook did, but said the fine was because of a gesture he made while on the court in the fourth quarter.
Westbrook has now been fined a whopping 160 times in his NBA career according to Spotrac.
Russell Westbrook has been fined $35,000 by the NBA for an ‘obscene gesture’
Most of those came after technical fouls, though he was docked $25,000 in 2016 for inappropriate language towards a fan.
He was also fined $15,000 the following year for using inappropriate language during a postgame interview.
Westbrook, 36, is in his 17th NBA season.
The nine-time All-Star and 2016-17 MVP joined Denver on a two-year, $6.77million contract (with a player option next season) over the summer.