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WWE's Triple H Offers to Help Pay Joel Embiid's Fines for DX Chop Celebration

Doric SamJan 28, 2023

Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid is a little lighter in the pockets after receiving a $25,000 fine on Friday for his DX Chop celebration, but he's received an offer of encouragement from one of the originators of the move.

WWE chief content officer and D-Generation-X founding member Paul "Triple H" Levesque offered to help pay any future fines for Embiid if he decides to continue the celebration:

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The NBA fined Embiid for "making an obscene gesture on the playing court" following a layup in the third quarter of Wednesday's home victory over the Brooklyn Nets. The 28-year-old doubled down on the celebration when responding to Nets forward Kevin Durant on Twitter:

Embiid is leading the Sixers against Nikola Jokić and the Denver Nuggets on Saturday afternoon.

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