NBA Fines Brandon Jennings $35,000 For Making "Menacing Gestures"

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Jennings, Dudley fined for role in on-court altercation.

Pointing a finger gun at an opposing player cost Brandon Jennings $35,000.

It all went down on Tuesday night, when the newest member of the Washington Wizards came to Jason Smith's defense after the Suns' Jared Dudley got in his face.

Players from both teams got involved, including Jennings who ran into the crowd and pointed a finger gun at Dudley, who was also fined $35,000 for essentially head butting Smith.

From the press release,

"Phoenix Suns forward Jared Dudley has been fined $35,000 for escalating an altercation by confronting and making contact with Washington Wizards forward/center Jason Smith. Wizards guard Brandon Jennings has been fined $35,000 for making menacing gestures on the playing court as part of the same incident. The penalties were announced today by Kiki VanDeWeghe, Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations."

Check out the menacing gestures below.

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