Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving was fined $50,000 by the NBA on Tuesday for directing obscene gestures and profane language at spectators, the league announced.

The league fined Irving for words and gestures made during Brooklyn’s 115-114 loss at Boston on Sunday.

The news came on the same day Nets coach Steve Nash said that guard Ben Simmons has taken part in a full contact workout as he fights to return from a back injury.

The Australian star, obtained in a trade that sent James Harden to the Philadelphia 76ers, has not played since last May.

 

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