Wade fined $25K for throat-slash gesture
Dwyane Wade's regular season debut at home as a member of the Chicago Bulls will be remembered for another reason now.
Wade was fined $25,000 by the NBA for an inappropriate gesture late in Chicago's 105-99 win over the Boston Celtics Thursday.
After hitting the game-sealing three with 26 seconds remaining, Wade enacted a throat-slash gesture. He apologized for it on Friday, saying he was caught up in the emotion of the moment.
I wanna apologize to my young fans on my gesture at the end of last nights game. I was caught up in the emotions of my first game at home.
— DWade (@DwyaneWade) October 28, 2016
The NBA has been quick to discipline gestures that imply acts of violence in the past. Last season, Wade's then-Miami Heat teammate Gerald Green was fined the same amount - $25,000 - for displaying finger guns in a preseason game.
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