The NBA has two words for Joel Embiid – pay up. The Philadelphia 76ers star was fined $35,000 on Tuesday for delivering a WWE-inspired crotch chop celebration during the team’s victory over the Portland Trail Blazers. The fans at the Wells Fargo Center went wild and Embiid went full D-Generation X.Philadelphia won the game 126-98. As the fine was announced, WWE’s chief content officer Paul Levesque – better known in wrestling as Triple H – reminded Embiid there will be a better forum for him to unleash the celebration: WrestleMania 40. @WrestleMania 40 is right there in Philly…,” Triple H wrote on X.Embiid responded, “Yes sir!!

Source: Fox News November 02, 2023 07:26 UTC