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NBA fines Jazz’s Rudy Gobert $25,000 for using profanity during a televised interview

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (27) reacts to getting hit in the face during Game 4 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series, Saturday, April 23, 2022, in Salt Lake City.

New York • Utah center Rudy Gobert was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Sunday for using profanity during a live televised interview.

Gobert made the comments Saturday after dunking down a lob pass from Donovan Mitchell for the go-ahead basket with 11 seconds left in a 100-99 victory over Dallas that evened the Western Conference first-round series at 2-2.

Gobert was then asked about the talk about what the Jazz can accomplish in the playoffs and responded with a profane response.

“F--- the talk,” Gobert said.