Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving has been fined $50,000 by the NBA after he flipped off several Boston Celtics fans on two occasions during Sunday's Game 1.
In a release Tuesday, NBA president of league operations Byron Spruell said Irving was being fined for "making obscene gestures on the playing court and directing profane language toward the spectator stands."
Following the Nets' 115-114 loss, Irving said he would have "the same energy" for the fans that they had for him.
"When people start yelling 'p---y' or 'b----' and 'f--- you' and all this stuff, there's only but so much you take as a competitor," Irving said.