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NBA fines Marcus Smart for ‘obscene gesture’

Marcus Smart sits on the bench during a timeout in the first quarter against the New York Knicks in TD Garden on March 4. AP

By PJ Wright @ThePJWright

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Celtics guard Marcus Smart was fined $15,000 by the NBA for “making an obscene gesture’’ during Friday night’s contest against the New York Knicks, league executive vice president of basketball operations Kiki VanDeWeghe announced on Monday.

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According to VanDeWeghe, the incident occurred just before Smart received a technical foul with 1:49 to play in the third quarter of the game.

The 22-year-old guard is averaging 9.6 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game in his second season with the Celtics.

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