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Lakers forward Julius Randle is fined $15,000 for making obscene gesture

Heat guard Dwyane Wade can't prevent Lakers forward Julius Randle from making the game-winning shot in overtime on Wednesday.

Heat guard Dwyane Wade can’t prevent Lakers forward Julius Randle from making the game-winning shot in overtime on Wednesday.

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By Mike Bresnahan

Forward Julius Randle was fined $15,000 by the NBA for his below-the-waist obscene gesture after scoring the winning basket in the Lakers’ overtime victory Wednesday against Miami.

Randle said he was a “little bit” surprised by the fine.

“I’m all right though. It ain’t a big deal,” Randle said. “It’s a big win, man. Having fun.”

Randle, 21, is earning $3.1 million this season. This is his first NBA fine.

The Lakers return to play at 6:30 p.m. Sunday when they host the Boston Celtics.

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Mike Bresnahan

Mike Bresnahan previously covered the Lakers for the Los Angeles Times. He started the beat in 2004, a month after Shaquille O’Neal was traded, and covered several seasons of mediocrity before the Lakers won back-to-back championships in 2009 and 2010. Now they’re back to mediocrity. Bresnahan is from Los Angeles, started with The Times after graduating the University of Wisconsin in 1994, and has also covered the L.A. Kings, pro beach volleyball and numerous colleges and high schools. He left The Times in 2016.

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