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Pierce Fined For 'Menacing Gesture' During Game 3

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Apr 28, 2008 6:49 pm US/Eastern

Pierce Fined For 'Menacing Gesture' During Game 3

ATLANTA (AP) ― Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce has been fined $25,000 by the NBA for making what the league calls a menacing gesture in playoff games this weekend.

Pierce was sanctioned for flashing a hand gesture toward Al Horford and attempting to stare him down in the fourth quarter of the Celtics' 102-93 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday.

Pierce had to be pulled back to the Boston bench by his teammates.
The league also fined Washington Wizards guard DeShawn Stevenson $25,000 for a similar violation.

Stevenson was called for a flagrant foul when he swiped LeBron James' burgundy headband off late in the first half of a 100-97 loss to the Cavaliers.

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