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Kings' center fined for gesture after ejection

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Kings center Brad Miller was fined
$10,000 Sunday by the NBA for making an obscene gesture toward fans
after being ejected in Game 5 against the Timberwolves.

Stu Jackson, the league's senior vice president of basketball
operations, announced the fine before Game 6 in the second-round
series.

Miller was ejected in the last minute of the third quarter in
Minnesota's 86-74 victory over Sacramento on Friday.

Minnesota's Darrick Martin collided with Miller while fighting
through a screen and hit him in the midsection. Martin fell
face-first to the floor, and an enraged Miller went over and shoved
him hard in the back. Referee Steve Javie ejected both.