Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James fined for obscene gesture, warned about profanity

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After knocking down a deep 3, he gets excited.

The Lakers' lead was extended in the fourth quarter after James made a 3-pointer on Turner. (0:23)

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The NBA warned the Lakers star about using profanity after he made an obscene gesture.

James made a gesture after making a shot late in the game.

He missed the New York game after he was suspended for hitting Detroit center Isaiah Stewart in the face and drawing blood. After the victory in Indiana, he used profanity in his postgame interview.

The NBA fined Robert Covington $15,000 for throwing his face mask at a referee. He was given a technical foul with 49 seconds left in the second quarter of the Trail Blazers' 125-121 loss at Sacramento.