Joel Embiid slams NBA fine
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Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid slammed the NBA’s decision to fine him $50,000 for an “immoral gesture” he made during the team’s 109-108 loss to the Boston Celtics.
Embiid took a shot when he was fouled in the first quarter on Friday night. He made the shot and appeared to celebrate the trademark “groin chop” made famous in WWE during the height of the “Attitude Era.”
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Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers reacts after making a basket and foul during the first half of the NBA Cup basketball game against the Boston Celtics on Friday, October 31, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)
The NBA fined the center on Sunday, and he didn’t seem too pleased.
“You better start fining referees for making the ‘lewd’, ‘foul blocking’ move because I’m not allowed to do that,” he wrote in a post on X.
He later posted a GIF of an NBA official making an energetic signal to signal a blocking foul in an unrelated game.
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Joel Embiid #21 and Triple H of the Philadelphia 76ers (L) perform before Game One of the Eastern Conference second round series between the Philadelphia 76ers and Atlanta Hawks at the then-Wells Fargo Center on June 6, 2021 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)
Embiid has been known to make a “crotch slash” gesture while celebrating in games in the past. So much so that the WWE group, which has been at the peak of the 76ers’ success in recent years, attracted professional wrestling legend Paul Leveque from D-Generation X to the Xfinity Arena.
The loss against the Celtics was the 76ers’ first loss this season.
Embiid, who struggled with injuries in the 2024-25 season, averaged 17.3 points and 5.3 rebounds per game this season.
Philadelphia 76ers player Joel Embiid tries to rally fans after making a basket and getting fouled during the second half of the NBA Cup basketball game against the Boston Celtics on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)
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Embiid has been an All-Star seven times and was named MVP once.
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