After having been suspended one match by the NBA for having picked up his 16th technical fault of the season during Thursday evening’s defeat against the Los Angeles Lakers, Anthony Edwards was sentenced to a fine of $ 35,000 by the League on Saturday for “not having left the court in time” and thrown the ball into the Crypto.com Arena stands.
The minnesota Timberwolves star was expelled Thursday via a double technical fault and exceeded 16 technical faults this season. The league announced the suspension early Friday, and Edwards missed the defeat of one point of tonight against Utah Jazz.
“Under the NBA rules, a player or a coach is automatically suspended without salary for a match once he has received his 16th technical fault for a regular season”, NBA Executive vice-president and Basketball Operations Joe Dumars wrote in a statement Friday. “For two additional technical faults received during this regular season, the player or coach will be automatically suspended without paying for an additional match.”
The incident occurred halfway through the third quarter, when the young guard was exasperated by a non-appeal. It was the third ejection of Edwards’ career.
Anthony Edwards resumed his 16th technical fault of the season against the Lakers.
He was expelled from the game and will be suspended for the next Wolves match. pic.twitter.com/vnp842z0g2
– Sportscenter (@sportscenter) February 28, 2025
Edwards was expelled from a match in which his team could certainly have used it. He left with 18 points, six rebounds, five assists and zero reversals, while none of his teammates had scored more than 10 points. Lakers led 74-59 at the time.
The Timberwolves remained competitive in the fourth quarter, at some point, reducing the three -point Lakers’ advance, but It ended up obtaining the 111-102 victory.
The Minnesota could also have used it in the defeat of Friday and the next games on Sunday during its visit to the Phoenix Suns.
Edwards has assured a larger charge than ever for the Timberwolves this season, reaching careers in points, rebounds, reversals and minutes per game, while displaying an effective effective percentage of field balance sheets .535.