Joel Embiid did not stay silent following the Philadelphia 76ers’ loss to the Boston Celtics in their first NBA Cup matchup, where he was hit with a $50,000 fine for making a lewd gesture.

After the fine was officially announced, Embiid fired back on X, pointing to what he sees as inconsistencies from the referees. “Yall better start fining the refs for doing the ‘Lewd,’ ‘blocking foul’ gesture since I’m not allowed to do it,” Embiid wrote, later posting a video showing a referee making the same gesture. Here’s the clip:

Joel Embiid was fined for an offensive gesture after hitting a tough shot and mimicking a move popularized by the WWE’s D-Generation X, the faction led by Shawn Michaels and Triple H.

Clearly, there’s some frustration from Embiid’s perspective. He likely didn’t see the

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