A Philadelphia account tweeted a video of a fan heckling Irving, asking, “Where’s LeBron?” Irving responded by saying, “Suck my d—.”
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While the video has been shared among NBA fans to laugh at Irving’s response, the fact that it was captured will likely lead to the point guard cashing a check to the league. Isaiah Thomas was fined $25,000 in May for what the league described as “directing inappropriate language toward a fan.”
Irving’s response surely falls in that category.
Patrick Beverley was also fined the same amount for an interaction with a fan last season as a member of the Rockets.
UPDATE: Irving responded to the video and admitted it was him who yelled the phrase — and he doesn’t regret it.
While Brad Stevens says the league talked to Irving about his comment, there has been no announcement regarding a fine.
