Just as it seemed Joel Embiid avoided a fine this week, the NBA made a shocking announcement on Friday night regarding the Philadelphia 76ers center. As it turns out, Embiid will be hit with a fine after all,

Philadelphia center Joel Embiid was fined $75,000 by the NBA on Friday for making obscene gestures during the first half of the the 76ers’ 118-114 road victory over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday.

The NBA has fined Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid $75,000 for making an obscene gesture during the first half of his team's 118-114 road win over

Sixers center Joel Embiid was fined $75,000 by the NBA on Friday for making obscene gestures during the first half of the the 76ers’ 118-114 road victory over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday.

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Philadelphia center Joel Embiid, who fell to the parquet floor during warmups before Wednesday's win in Boston but remained in the starting lineup, was fined $75,000 by the NBA Friday for making obscene gestures during the first half of the road victory.

The NBA placed a lump of coal in Joel Embiid’s stocking Friday over his Christmas Day transgressions. The league fined Embiid $75,000 for making “obscene gestures” during the Philadelphia 76ers’ 118-114 win over the Boston Celtics at TD Garden in Boston,

Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Boston Celtics (on the road) by a score of 118-114. Embiid finished with 27 points, nine rebounds and two assists while shooting 8/15 from the field and 4/5 from the three-point range in 31 mintues of playing time.