The NBA fined Mavericks shooting guard Delonte West US$25,000 ($24,100) for giving Jazz guard Gordon Hayward a 'wet willie'.
After being called for a foul on his Utah opponent late in the first half of a game in Salt Lake City earlier in the week, West nonchalantly approached Hayward and poked his index finger in his right ear.
The act was missed by referees but West was handed a technical foul after officials reviewed the incident.
No stranger to controversy, West played down the incident after Dallas' 123-121 loss in triple overtime.
"I was giving him a wet willy, that's all," West told reporters. "He had some lint in his hair."
The 28-year-old - who grinned when asked if his jab on Hayward should be renamed a 'West willie' - said he was not worried about getting reprimanded by league commissioner David Stern's office.
Asked if he anticipated a fine, he said, "If they do, they do. If they don't, they don't."
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