Pacers' Buddy Hield Fined $25K For Flipping Middle Finger During Hornets Game
Pacers' Buddy Hield Fined $25,000 For Flipping Birdie ... During Hornets Game
Buddy Hield has just been fined $25,000 by the NBA ... and it's all 'cause he flipped off someone during the Pacers vs. Hornets game on Monday night.
League Exec Joe Dumars announced the punishment for the Indiana star on Wednesday afternoon ... after he was spotted shootin' the bird not once, but twice while on his team's bench.
The incident occurred with 11:30 left in the second quarter of the game ... as Hield was sitting next to Tyrese Haliburton.
Buddy Hield has been FINED $25,000 for "making an obscene gesture on the playing court", the NBA has announced.
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The incident occurred at the 2nd quarter of the Pacers' loss vs. the Hornets. pic.twitter.com/HUsXJkZrgK
Cameras showed Buddy appeared to be locked in on something ... before he discreetly tried to flash his left middle finger. Eventually, he just let the single-barrel salute fly.
Unclear who Hield was flipping off or what caused him to make the gesture ... but he seemed to crack a sly smile in the video, so it's possible it was all in jest.
Nevertheless, the NBA caught Hield red-handed ... and now, they're making the sharpshooter pay up for his actions.
