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Photo Gallery - Famous bird-flippers
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The Bruins' Andrew Ference professes that his finger got stuck in his glove after flipping off Canadiens' fans in Game 4 of the B's first-round series.AP Photo/Elise Amendola -
Sir Charles Barkley, clearly frustrated with losing Game 6 of 1997 Western Conference semifinals to the SuperSonics, reminds the Seattle crowd that there's still one more game left in the series. The Houston Rockets won Game 7.DAN LEVINE/AFP/Getty Images -
You can't count all of Sean Avery's transgressions on one finger, but his most famous bird-flipping came during a Rangers practice when TV camera crews caught the super pest mocking his Brodeur "face guard" by waving his stick.Mike Stobe/NHLI via Getty Images -
The heat Down Under can do funny things to a man, as seen here when Tommy Haas lost his cool during a match against Karol Beck at the Australian Open Grand Slam.Nick Laham/Getty Images -
In a Champions League trip to Portugal during his Man United days, the No. 1 player in the world Cristiano Ronaldo reminds the Benfica fans that his allegiance still lies with childhood club, and Benfica rival, Sporting Club of Portugal.Mike Hewitt/Getty Images -
No stranger to losing his head, John McEnroe was once tossed from a Hall of Fame Champions Cup match for his own special triple fault: cursing, arguing with the chair umpire and making an obscene gesture at fans.Getty Images -
Sometimes, the language barrier in the world's game forces soccer players to improvise. Alessandro Nesta of Italy reminds Teddy Sheringham of England that the Three Lions have hoisted the World Cup only one time.Shaun Botterill /Allsport -
While it certainly won't go down as his number one offence, quarterback Michael Vick was caught on camera flipping the bird on both hands to Falcons fans at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.Scott Halleran/Getty Images -
"I was robbed and that's it." French Alpine skier Pierre-Emmanuel Dalcin was ahead of 17 skiers at the men's Olympic super-G when the race was stopped due to heavy snow and poor visibility. The initial times were scrapped and the Frenchman missed a gate during the next run.JEFF HAYNES/AFP/Getty Images -
When German cyclist Judith Arndt found out that her live-in lesbian lover did not make the Olympic team, she showed the cycling federation that she can cross the finish line with only one hand steering.Stuart Franklin/Getty Images -
Keyshawn Johnson certainly knows how to salute his spectators. During stretching exercises at a Tampa Bay practice back in 2000, Johnson twice stretched out his middle finger at a cameraman taking footage.Donald Miralle/Getty Images -
Allen Iverson always likes to be the No. 1 option on offence, and during his time with the Sixers, he let the crowd know that during a game against the Atlanta Hawks. The move cost him $10,000.Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images -
The only thing more offensive than Matt King's attempt at a white-man afro was his message for Dragons fans after his Storm won an NRL match.Chris McGrath/Getty Image -
Tennessee Titans owner Bud Adams displayed a bit of his southern charm when he flipped off Bills' fans in 2009 - a decision that cost him $250,000 in fines.AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, FILE
