bostonherald.com - 4/28/2008
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This just in from the NBA office: Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce and Washington Wizards guard DeShawn Stevenson have each been fined $25,000 for making menacing gestures during games played this weekend, it was announced today by Stu Jackson, NBA Executive Vice President Basketball Operations. The incident involving Pierce occurred in the fourth period of the Celtics’ 102-93 Game 3 loss to ...
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Pierce Fined For Menacing Gesture
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... According to the Boston Herald: This just in from the NBA office: Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce and Washington Wizards guard DeShawn Stevenson have each been fined $25,000 for making menacing gestures during games played this weekend, it was announced today by Stu Jackson, NBA Executive Vice President Basketball Operations. The incident involving Pierce occurred in the fourth period of the Celtics’ 102-93 Game 3 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on April 26. The incident involving Stevenson occurred in the first ...
NBA Fines Pierce
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The Boston Herald reports: Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce and Washington Wizards guard DeShawn Stevenson have each been fined $25,000 for making menacing gestures during games played this weekend, it was announced today by Stu Jackson, NBA Executive Vice President Basketball Operations. The incident involving Pierce occurred in the fourth period of the Celtics 102-93 Game 3 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on April 26. The incident involving Stevenson occurred in the first period of the Wizards 100-97 Game 4 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on April 27. There's been a great ...
This Cost Pierce $25 K
RedsArmy.com - The Voice Of Celtics Fans —
... This sign… the nature of which is up for debate… cost Paul Pierce $25,000.
So what was it? The folks over at Comcast Sports Net report that its a sign for “blood, sweat and tears”. And really… I wish I could believe them… but does anyone think that in that context, Pierce wants to relay the message “blood sweat and tears” after being taunted by Al Horford?
Danny Ainge is going to appeal… and here’s hoping this is the last we ...
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Haywood, Stevenson- It’s Your Fault
waitingfornextyear.com 4/28/2008 — Les and I talked about this the other week. Some players thrive when ‘extra motivation’ is given. You would think that Brendan Haywood would have learned that lesson by now. You would think that seeing LeBron continue to dominate DeShawn Stevenson would be a clue. One might think that after going ...
Damon Jones Faux-Slashes His Throat
blog.washingtonpost.com 4/29/2008 — So DeShawn Stevenson was fined $25k for his "Roc-a-fella dynasty" hand signal-throat slash maneuver early in Game 4. The NBA described it as a "menacing gesture." Fair enough. Except just last month Damon Jones made a three-pointer late in a Wiz loss ...
Wizards' Stevenson fined for 'menacing gesure' —
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The NBA has fined Washington Wizards guard DeShawn Stevenson $25,000 for making a "menacing gesture" during Sunday's loss in Game 4 against the Cleveland Cavaliers according to the Washington Post. Following a first-quarter basket, Stevenson raised his hands as he ran back on defense and then made a throat-slashing gesture in the direction of the Cleveland bench. Boston Celtics ...
YouTube of the Day: Paul Pierce fined for 'menacing gesture' —
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Yesterday, Stu Jackson, NBA Executive Vice President Basketball Operations ( and gangster ), announced that DeShawn Stevenson and Paul Pierce had been fined $25,000 each for making "menacing gestures" during games over the weekend. The NBA didn't get specific, but it's believed Stevenson was dinged for his Game 4 Undertaker impression , while Pierce lost bills thanks to Al Horford ...
Damon Jones Menaces No One, Apparently —
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The illustrious Dan Steinberg of D.C. Sports Bog offers up the following evidence of a late-regular season throat slash gesture from Cavalier Damon Jones . You'll find it at the one-minute mark. Wizard DeShawn Stevenson , of course, just got fined $25,000 for the old throat slash (seen in a pretty perfect animated gif at Mr. Irrelevant), an act labeled a "menacing gesture" by the NBA. So ...
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Deshawn Stevenson has been fined $25,000 for making a “menacing gesture” [a throat-slashing movement] during the Bullets’ game 4 loss in Washington last Sunday. I don’t know what the point of the throat-slashing gesture was. It seems pretty clear to me that Deshawn has lost his cool in this series. Cleveland is up in arms about Deshawn’s ...
Pierce Fined???? —
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The NBA just announced that Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce and Washington Wizards guard DeShawn Stevenson have each been fined $25,000 for making menacing gestures during games played this weekend, it was announced today by Stu Jackson, NBA Executive Vice President Basketball Operations. The incident involving Pierce occurred in the fourth period of the Celtics’ 102-93 Game 3 ...
Stevenson not welcomed in Cleveland (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NBA News
Walking through a mall, DeShawn Stevenson learned quickly he's made more than LeBron James mad. The whole city dislikes him. Stevenson has been branded Public Enemy No. 1 in Cleveland for calling James "overrated" and then committing a flagrant foul ...
Stevenson Fined —
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Deshawn Stevenson was fined $25,000 on Monday after making what the NBA determined to be "a menacing gesture" duriing the first quarter of the Washington Wizards' 100-97 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. In case you missed it, with 10 minutes, 16 ...
