Lakers' Marcus Smart Fined $35K for Obscene Gesture Towards Officials

Los Angeles Lakers guard Marcus Smart was fined $35,000 by the NBA for making an obscene gesture towards officials at halftime of Thursday's 143–135 win over the Utah Jazz, following a technical foul. Smart, 31, was assessed a technical foul for the action. He finished the game with 17 points, four rebounds, and shot 5-of-9 from three-point range in 28 minutes, scoring nine points in the fourth quarter. Smart, who has started the last two games due to Austin Reaves' calf sprain, averages 10.6 points, 2.9 assists, 2.5 rebounds, and 1.6 steals in 17 games this season and will start Saturday vs. Clippers.