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Celtics Basketball => Celtics Talk => Topic started by: mr. dee on December 09, 2012, 10:51:25 PM

Title: Wilcox fined $25K for Gesture
Post by: mr. dee on December 09, 2012, 10:51:25 PM
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NEW YORK -- Boston Celtics forward-center Chris Wilcox has been fined $25,000 for making an obscene gesture directed toward fans during a game, it was announced today by Stu Jackson, NBA Executive Vice President Basketball Operations.

Wilcox's actions occurred during a timeout with 8:47 remaining in the 4th period of the Celtics 95-94 loss to the 76ers on Friday, Dec. 7.
Thoughts?
Title: Re: Wilcox fined $25K for Gesture
Post by: jdz101 on December 09, 2012, 11:00:14 PM
Well they put the kiss cam on him and Courtney Lee (i think) and he gave the kiss cam the bird.

All in good fun. Probably did warrant a fine though.
Title: Re: Wilcox fined $25K for Gesture
Post by: j804 on December 10, 2012, 12:39:40 AM
Well they put the kiss cam on him and Courtney Lee (i think) and he gave the kiss cam the bird.

All in good fun. Probably did warrant a fine though.
when was this, got a YouTube? pretty hilarious I probably would have done the same
Title: Re: Wilcox fined $25K for Gesture
Post by: Atzar on December 10, 2012, 12:51:49 AM
Well they put the kiss cam on him and Courtney Lee (i think) and he gave the kiss cam the bird.

All in good fun. Probably did warrant a fine though.

Wait, seriously?  If so, that's hilarious.
Title: Re: Wilcox fined $25K for Gesture
Post by: jdz101 on December 10, 2012, 01:09:15 AM
Well they put the kiss cam on him and Courtney Lee (i think) and he gave the kiss cam the bird.

All in good fun. Probably did warrant a fine though.

Wait, seriously?  If so, that's hilarious.

when was this, got a YouTube? pretty hilarious I probably would have done the same

This was on the jumbotron at the sixers home game of the 2 game series. It was kiss cam.

It was wilcox and jared sullinger by the way...to correct myself. No videos yet though. I have been looking.  :P
Title: Re: Wilcox fined $25K for Gesture
Post by: Celtics4ever on December 10, 2012, 07:46:39 AM
Typical Stern hate the Celtics crap, that man better hope he never crosses a street in front of me, JK.   I live over 1000 miles from him.
Title: Re: Wilcox fined $25K for Gesture
Post by: pearljammer10 on December 10, 2012, 08:35:46 AM
Well they put the kiss cam on him and Courtney Lee (i think) and he gave the kiss cam the bird.

All in good fun. Probably did warrant a fine though.

Haha. Thats one of the funniest things Ive heard in a while.

Definitely warrant of a fine though. Any other player in the league would have gotten the same penalty.
Title: Re: Wilcox fined $25K for Gesture
Post by: mgent on December 10, 2012, 09:33:47 AM
Well they put the kiss cam on him and Courtney Lee (i think) and he gave the kiss cam the bird.

All in good fun. Probably did warrant a fine though.

Wait, seriously?  If so, that's hilarious.

when was this, got a YouTube? pretty hilarious I probably would have done the same

This was on the jumbotron at the sixers home game of the 2 game series. It was kiss cam.

It was wilcox and jared sullinger by the way...to correct myself. No videos yet though. I have been looking.  :P
Oh.  So he essentially gave the finger to every 76er fan in the building?  Too bad Tommy didn't see he would've gotten a Tommy point.
Title: Re: Wilcox fined $25K for Gesture
Post by: Chris on December 10, 2012, 09:43:11 AM
In Philly, isn't that a sign of affection?

But yeah, obvious fine. 
Title: Re: Wilcox fined $25K for Gesture
Post by: gpap on December 10, 2012, 10:15:47 AM
Good for Wilcox. These "fan cams" in NBA arena across the league are starting to get ridiculous.

I have season tixs and can't enjoy a single game without having to sit through the fan close-ups at every game on the big video screen.

What ever happened to going to a basketball game just to watch basketball?
Title: Re: Wilcox fined $25K for Gesture
Post by: rondohondo on December 10, 2012, 10:19:18 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVLz8M0j5ts

this is from 9 months ago. Philly must really want to see Wilcox kiss a guy.... ???
Title: Re: Wilcox fined $25K for Gesture
Post by: LooseCannon on December 10, 2012, 01:25:43 PM
Is there a kiss cam in Boston?

Has a kiss cam ever settled on the refs?  Or a player and a ref?
Title: Re: Wilcox fined $25K for Gesture
Post by: indeedproceed on December 10, 2012, 01:40:42 PM
Typical Stern hate the Celtics crap, that man better hope he never crosses a street in front of me, JK.   I live over 1000 miles from him.

Would've done the same to anyone in the league. You don't flip off fans.
Title: Re: Wilcox fined $25K for Gesture
Post by: Chris on December 10, 2012, 01:47:11 PM
Typical Stern hate the Celtics crap, that man better hope he never crosses a street in front of me, JK.   I live over 1000 miles from him.

Would've done the same to anyone in the league. You don't flip off fans.

That's not true.  He would have fined the Spurs twice as much.
Title: Re: Wilcox fined $25K for Gesture
Post by: SHAQATTACK on December 10, 2012, 02:05:21 PM
Meh... waste of 25 grand on 76er's

I 'd saved that bird for LAKERS FANS.. ;D
Title: Re: Wilcox fined $25K for Gesture
Post by: bdm860 on December 10, 2012, 02:08:14 PM
I actually love when they put the opposing players on the kiss cam when the players have a good sense of humor about it:

Manu Giniboli is the first person to come to mind:
(for this first vid, go to about the 0:45 mark).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skZ6_ZrTdes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXJ1uO6v6ZI


I was at a Rangers/Yankees game in Texas and they put ARod on the kiss cam, and he did the same thing Giniboli did with one of his Yankees teammates.  Not on youtube, but here's a link to it if you want to see it:
http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/media/player/mp_tpl_3_1.jsp?w_id=508017&w=2006/open/tp/archive07/072506_nyatex_arod_kisscam_tp_350.wmv&pid=mlb_tp&gid=2006/07/25/nyamlb-texmlb-1&mid=200607261576028&cid=mlb&fid=mlb_tp350&v=2


Not that I also don't think a middle finger to the crowd is funny too.  Actually I would love to see an opposing player do that, just gives you another reason to boo and helps create a more exciting, competitive, I-want-to-beat-those-guys environment.