NEW YORK — Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart has been fined US$50,000 by the NBA for forcefully shoving Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid to the floor. Kiki VanDeWeghe, the NBA’s executive vice-president of basketball operations, noted Smart’s repeated acts of unsportsmanlike conduct during games this season in handing down the penalty Thursday. Smart has been fined for two prior incidents in 2018-19. Smart shoved Embiid from behind with 7:06 remaining in the third quarter of the 76ers’ 118-115 victory on Wednesday. He received a flagrant foul 2 and was ejected.

Source: National Post March 22, 2019 02:37 UTC