Celtics PG Irving fined $25,000

Oct 22, 2017 - 7:53 PM Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Sunday for using inappropriate language toward a fan.

Irving was responding to a fan in Philadelphia who yelled at him and made a reference to former teammate LeBron James during Friday night's game against the 76ers.

The incident occurred at halftime of the Celtics' 102-92 win at Wells Fargo Center.

A video that circulated on social media after the game and a fan is heard shouting, "Kyrie, where's LeBron?" as Celtics players walked down their tunnel to the locker room at halftime.

Irving looked up toward the fan before making a profane response. He later said he did not have any regrets about the incident.

"Hell no," Irving said, according to ESPN. "(The fan was) man enough to record it on video, then that's all him. I'm glad he got his (social media) name out there and then, kinda, five seconds of fame and it going viral. That's the social media platform we live on. I take full responsibility (for) what I said and excuse (to) the kids at home and you move on.

"At the end of the day, we're human. It's in heat of the moment, and frustrations arises. We were at halftime, we were down by four, in an environment, a season opener in Philly. Being with a young team like we have here and staying composed, handling that before we go in the locker room and addressing what we have to do in the locker room and going out and handling business and getting the W, that's really the only thing that matters to me."

The Cavaliers' trade of Irving to the Celtics for guard Isaiah Thomas, forward Jae Crowder, rookie center Ante Zizic and two draft picks in August was one of the league's blockbuster deals of the summer.

Irving scored 21 points in the third game with his new team.