As the Chicago Bulls take on the Miami Heat tonight at American Airlines Center, Marco Belinelli will play the game only to have his wallet hit hard, losing $15,000 as the league decided to fine Belinelli for a ‘obscure gesture.’

According to Jeff Zillgitt of USA Today, Belinelli hit a three-pointer in the third quarter of game seven with less than five minutes remaining in the quarter. His three pointer gave Chicago a 91-81 lead over the Brooklyn Nets. After his shot went down, Belinelli went back to the bench doing the infamous Sam Cassell dance made popular by the former NBA player, Sam Cassell.

Belinelli had 22 points, seven assists, and five rebounds in-game six and 24 points and six rebounds in-game seven. This isn’t the first time a player has been fined for such gesture. Eddie House formally of the Miami Heat and Josh Smith of the Atlanta Hawks all did the same celebration during their games in Jan. 2011. While the gesture is frowned upon, the NBA needs to lighten up and let their players celebrate. NBA players are human and like to celebrate just like every one of us. They’re not inhuman or robots. Let the players celebrate.

Apr 17, 2013; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Bulls power forward Carlos Boozer (5), Washington Wizards power forward Kevin Seraphin (13) and shooting guard Garrett Temple (17) go for a loose ball during the first half at the United Center. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-USA TODAY Sports

UPDATE: The Bulls will take on the Brooklyn Nets at 7 p.m. central time on Saturday on ESPN. Game two will be Monday at 7 on TNT. Both game will be in Brooklyn.

The Chicago Bulls won their final game of the season over the Washington Wizards, 95-92, after John Wall missed a three at the buzzer that would have tied the game. The Bulls clinched the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference with the win, although technically they’d already done that before the game ended, as the Atlanta Hawks lost the New York Knicks, handing the Bulls the fifth seed.

The game was awful, so we won’t dwell on it. Suffice it to say that Nazr Mohammed was probably the Bulls best player for most of the game. So, you know. Yeah.

The Bulls finished the regular season with 45-37, a respectable record without Derrick Rose. It’s not the 50-16 of last season or the 60-22 of 2010-11, but it’s solid.

Anyway, with the win, the Bulls will now face the Brooklyn Nets in the first round of the playoffs, a much more desirable matchup than one with the Indiana Pacers. Game one will be on Saturday, April 20, although the time is TBA. We promise we will update you as soon as we know when the official gametime is.