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NBA fines Pierce, Stevenson $25,000 each

Published: April 28, 2008 at 9:23 PM

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NEW YORK, April 28 (UPI) -- The National Basketball Association fined Boston forward Paul Pierce and Washington guard DeShawn Stevenson $25,000 each Monday.

The fines were for making "menacing gestures" during their respective playoff games this weekend.

Pierce was fined for flashing a hand gesture at Atlanta's Al Horford Saturday. Horford upset Pierce after hitting a jumper and taunting the Celtics forward late in the Hawks' 102-93 victory. Pierce stared down his opponent and had to be restrained by his teammates.

Stevenson was fined for grabbing Cleveland's LeBron James' headband in the first half of Washington's 100-97 loss Sunday. He was called for a flagrant foul on the play.

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