Anthony Davis was fined $50,000 and NBA Twitter had plenty of jokes

Jordan Heck

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The NBA announced Tuesday that Anthony Davis has been fined $50,000 "for violating a collectively-bargained rule prohibiting players or their representatives from making public trade demands."

The fine is a result of Davis' agent, Rich Paul, sending a statement to ESPN saying his client had requested a trade. In its statement, the NBA said the move was "an intentional effort to undermine the contractual relationship between Davis and the Pelicans."

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But Davis, who is making over $25 million in salary this season, won't be hurt too much by that $50,000 fine. And as a result, NBA Twitter did its thing by poking fun at that fact.

Below is a compilation of some of the best jokes.

Anthony Davis' fine is just a tiny slice

Worth the fine to play with the Lakers?

Anthony Davis makes that money back fast

Seriously, he'll make it back

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Magic Johnson is willing to pay that...

... So is LeBron

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Here's more money, I'll do this a few more times

Let me just Venmo that over

That really hurts (my bank account)

Here, take the money

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Jordan Heck is a Social Media Producer at Sporting News. Before working here, he was a Digital Content Producer at The Indianapolis Star. He graduated with a degree from Indiana University.