Kyrie Irving fined $50,000

Shams Charania: Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving has been fined $50,000 for middle finger gestures to fans on Sunday in Boston, as well as profane language.
Source: Twitter @ShamsCharania

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In other hoops news: Kyrie Irving fined by $50K #NBA —> pic.twitter.com/pG7nhJjo16 – 2:23 PM Mike Vorkunov @MikeVorkunov
Nets are the NBA’s most profane team. Of the 9 fines the NBA has doled out for cursing and/or middle fingers, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant have combined for 5. It’s cost them a total of $140,000 this season. Kyrie hit a trifecta in Boston to earn his fine https://t.co/ni3cgRkDEf pic.twitter.com/UDx9RIsyOa – 2:22 PM Michael Lee @MrMichaelLee
Kyrie Irving got his money’s worth. If you’re going to get fined, might as well go out like ‘Pac. Cuss everybody out. Flip everybody the birds. – 2:09 PM Trey Kerby @treykerby
Kyrie fined $50K for multiple middle fingers in a game. Someone should do the Big Balls dance after every made shot. – 2:07 PM Stefan Bondy @SBondyNYDN
Something wrong with the system when Kyrie Irving is fined same amount for his middle finger as Miles Bridges is fined for hitting a 16-year-old girl with his nasty mouthpiece. – 2:06 PM Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
Kyrie Irving fined $50K by the #NBA for his conduct with fans during Game 1. #Celtics #Nets. – 2:05 PM Adam Zagoria @AdamZagoria
Kyrie fined $50K for his gestures to Celtics fans pic.twitter.com/WjMtHqcg7y – 2:04 PM Adam Wexler @AdamJWexler
NBA fines Nets Kyrie Irving $50K for obscene gestures & profane language directed at fans during game 1 in Boston on Sunday. pic.twitter.com/OynJH1KHeH – 2:04 PM Jeff Zillgitt @JeffZillgitt
NBA fines Nets guard Kyrie Irving $50,000 for “making obscene gestures on the playing court and directing profane language toward the spectator stands.” Happened in Game 1 vs. Celtics on Sunday. pic.twitter.com/lTafMukbq3 – 2:04 PM Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving has been fined $50,000 for making obscene gestures on the playing court and directing profane language toward the spectator stands, it was announced today by Byron Spruell, President, League Operations. – 2:03 PM John Karalis @John_Karalis
That was $50,000 worth of swearing and gesturing by Kyrie Irving on Sunday.
$50k is the maximum fine. pic.twitter.com/d67qotk0Aw – 2:03 PM Mark Medina @MarkG_Medina
The NBA fined Kyrie Irving $50,000 for his middle finger salutes to some Celtics fans during Game 1 – 2:03 PM Brian Mahoney @briancmahoney
Kyrie Irving fined $50,000 for making obscene gestures on the court and directing profanity toward the fans in the stands Sunday in Boston. – 2:03 PM Kristian Winfield @Krisplashed
The NBA has fined Kyrie Irving $50,000 for his profane language and series of middle fingers directed at Celtics fans in Game 1. #NetsLevel #NetsWorld – 2:02 PM Brian Robb @BrianTRobb
Kyrie Irving has been fined $50,000 by the NBA for his actions during Game 1. – 2:02 PM Jason Dumas @JDumasReports
50k for Kyrie pic.twitter.com/LsNGf1dJqS – 2:02 PM Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
The NBA announces Kyrie Irving was fined $50,000 for making obscene gestures and using profane language. – 2:02 PM Michael Scotto @MikeAScotto
Kyrie Irving has been fined $50,000 for making obscene gestures on the playing court and directing profane language toward the spectator stands. pic.twitter.com/Toa00FmdMD – 2:02 PM Brian Lewis @NYPost_Lewis
The #NBA has fined #Nets guard Kyrie Irving $50,000. – 2:02 PM Sean Highkin @highkin
Got the email about Kyrie Irving being fined – 2:02 PM Mike Mazzeo @MazzNYC
Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving has been fined $50,000 for making obscene gestures on the playing court and directing profane language toward the spectator stands, it was announced today by Byron Spruell, President, League Operations. – 2:02 PM JD Shaw @JShawNBA
Nets guard Kyrie Irving has been fined $50,000 for making obscene gestures on the court and directing profane language toward the stands, the NBA announced. – 2:01 PM Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespn
The NBA has fined Kyrie Irving $50,000. – 2:01 PM Ian Begley @IanBegley
Kyrie Irving fined $50,000, NBA says: pic.twitter.com/O9kKUjY7FN – 2:01 PM Marc Stein @TheSteinLine
Kyrie Irving was just $50,000 by the NBA. – 2:01 PM Shams Charania @ShamsCharania
Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving has been fined $50,000 for middle finger gestures to fans on Sunday in Boston, as well as profane language. – 2:01 PM Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
Kevin Durant on Celtics fans’ hostility toward Kyrie Irving: “It’s rooted in love. They once loved you…had life altering experiences coming to games watching you play. So when it gets ripped from them in a trade…it feels like a piece of them is gone too.” pic.twitter.com/P1b6jNnrDq – 1:57 PM NBA Math @NBA_Math
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Ime Udoka made some interesting points on Kyrie Irving’s postgame remarks about Boston fans after Game 1: “It’s a deal he has with the team he’s been with. Had a similar thing in Cleveland.” masslive.com/celtics/2022/0… – 1:50 PM Barbara Barker @meanbarb
“Our focus is guarding him and stopping him from getting 39, not worried about what’s going on with him and the fans.” Boston coach Ime Udoka on Kyrie Irving. – 1:34 PM Nick Friedell @NickFriedell
First time we’ve seen this — KD, Kyrie and Simmons all getting some shots up at the same time after practice. pic.twitter.com/n1QZLeXXBt – 1:15 PM Steve Popper @StevePopper
And what would it be without Kyrie? pic.twitter.com/Ww6AfaRjXU – 1:14 PM Brian Lewis @NYPost_Lewis
Jaylen Brown on Kyrie Irving’s comments and if the energy with the #Celtics fans fed him: “I was not aware. I focused all my energy is on our team and what we got to do to win games. I wasn’t focused on anything else, to be honest, and that’s all I’m focused on.” #nets #nba – 1:03 PM Jay King @ByJayKing
Jaylen Brown on the back and forth between Kyrie and the fans: “I was not aware. All my energy is on my team and what we have to do to win games.” – 12:59 PM Brian Lewis @NYPost_Lewis
Ime: “We’re not worried about (Kyrie’s comments). It’s a deal he has with the team he’s been with, had similar thing at Cleveland, last year at times. Our focus is guarding him and stopping him from getting 39 not worried about what what’s going on with him and the fans.” #Nets – 12:56 PM Brian Lewis @NYPost_Lewis
Ime on Kyrie: “Some things happened last year as well. I wouldn’t say move past it, it’s still an issue that’s coming up, but he’s a very motivated, talented individual that…big picture is looking at how he can be successful in the postseason more so than against the Celtics” – 12:54 PM Jay King @ByJayKing
Ime Udoka on whether Kyrie Irving feeds off the energy with the fans: “Our focus is guarding him and stopping him from getting 39. Not worrying about what’s going on with him and the fans.” – 12:51 PM Jay King @ByJayKing
Ime Udoka: “We want to be physical. And that’s part of our identity.”
Preparing for Durant to come out strong: “Obviously, Durant’s going to come out aggressive.”
Udoka said Kyrie Irving “got away from” the Celtics a bit. Believes they can do a better job defending him. – 12:44 PM Ric Bucher @RicBucher
Jayson Tatum, Celtics defeat Nets, Kyrie beefs with Boston fans, 76ers d… youtu.be/jZQW4ry6OgQ via @YouTube – 11:14 AM Brian Lewis @NYPost_Lewis
#Nets‘ Kyrie Irving embraced ‘Dark Side’ with middle-finger outburst nypost.com/2022/04/18/net… via @nypostsports – 9:32 PM Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
I can’t bring myself to care about Kyrie’s middle finger. Honestly I kind of want to give the finger to anyone who’s offended by it.
There are plenty of legitimate reasons to criticize Kyrie. Not sure why anyone feels the need to clutch their pearls over this pile of nothing. – 7:00 PM Chris Forsberg @ChrisForsberg_
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📺 https://t.co/xfRalnJyFZ pic.twitter.com/u92UvXUuXl – 6:33 PM Sam Vecenie @Sam_Vecenie
I am here for Kyrie embracing being the villain. He had arguably his best game as an NBA player yesterday, I thought. Against this Celtics team, I’d love to just see him fully lean into it, and be the bad guy.
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WATCH: https://t.co/9lk9reHqt8 pic.twitter.com/XG4IpGI3Fo – 5:51 PM Brian Lewis @NYPost_Lewis
No fine today for Kyrie Irving from the #NBA. Still, it strains credulity to think he’s not going to be lighter in the wallet by tomorrow. #Nets #Celtics – 5:20 PM Peter Vecsey @PeterVecsey1
Kyrie should’ve simply pulled a LeBron and demanded 18,000 disrespectful fans be escorted from the building… – 3:04 PM Peter Vecsey @PeterVecsey1
Incredible!! SI quoting hyper hypocrite Charles Barkley being upset with Kyrie cursing and flipping off (well deserving, no doubt) Boston fans without mentioning (at the extreme least) that Sir Cumference spit on a young girl during a Nets game! No editor with a sense of history? – 2:58 PM Marla Ridenour @MRidenourABJ
Kyrie Irving vs. Celtics fans: Both sides are at fault in vulgar back and forth during NBA playoffs usatoday.com/story/sports/n… via @USATODAY – 2:56 PM

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Barstool Sports: The behind the head middle fingers by Kyrie to the crowd was slick. -via Twitter / April 18, 2022 Mo Dakhil: Um, Kyrie is going to get a big fine but my man in bottom right corner’s face has me dying. Bobby Marks: The most he can get is $50K. -via Twitter @BobbyMarks42 / April 18, 2022 Nick Friedell: As @Bobby Marks notes: The max the NBA can Kyrie is 50K, but it will be interesting to see how they view Sunday. There were 4 separate incidents. The 1st middle finger, the 2nd pair of middle fingers, profanity at fans near locker room and postgame profanity in press conference. -via Twitter @NickFriedell / April 18, 2022