Boston's Paul Pierce and Washington's DeShawn Stevenson Fined

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Pierce Fined????
Published 4/28/2008 by Scott (CEO) at BostonsportZ
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 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on April 26. The incident involving ...

NBA Fines Paul Pierce, DeShawn Stevenson for 'Menacing Gestures'
Published 4/29/2008 by Matt Watson at FanHouse
... , and if you didn't know better (and I'm not sure I do), it kind of looks like Pierce throws a gang sign at the end. Whatever he was doing, the NBA decided they didn't like it: ...

Damon Jones Faux-Slashes His Throat
Published 4/29/2008 by Dan Steinberg at D.C. Sports Bog
Damon Jones Faux-Slashes His Throat 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 to the Cavs, which he followed up with the "I can't feel my face" gesture and then, yup, a throat slash. Was he fined? If so, I find no mention of it anywhere. A commenter at the SOHH boards had ...

YouTube of the Day: Paul Pierce fined for 'menacing gesture'
Published 4/29/2008 at Ball Don't Lie
... 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 ...