On Tuesday night, the Timberwolves have been on the street to face the Thunder in Sport 1 of the Western Convention Finals. At halftime, Minnesota was up 48-44.
Nonetheless, Oklahoma Metropolis hit one other gear within the second half and received the sport 114-88. Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards was fined $50,000 for “utilizing profane language throughout a media interview,”. In simply the 2024-25 season, Anthony Edwards has been fined over $400,000. The 23-year-old was upset along with his lack of photographs in Sport 1.
Anthony Edwards continues to rack up fines from the NBA
Anthony Edwards has been fined $50,000 for utilizing profane language throughout a media interview following the Timberwolves’ loss to the Thunder in Sport 1 of the Western Convention finals, the league introduced. pic.twitter.com/mNPL4VAetG
— ESPN (@espn) Could 22, 2025
Minnesota’s all-star SG Anthony Edwards is rarely afraid to talk his thoughts, and that may be a flaw. After a loss in Sport 1 on Tuesday, Edwards used profanity throughout an interview with the media. He was fined $50,000 by the NBA. Bringing his grand whole to $430,000 and counting for the 2024-25 season. Anthony Edwards is on a five-year, $244.6 million contract extension with the Timberwolves. It’s not about how a lot cash he has to pay. It’s the extreme variety of incidents that Edwards must try to clear up.
His fines for the 2024-25 season are as follows:
- $35K for an obscene gesture on 11/15
- $25K for profane language throughout a media session on 12/6
- $75K for criticizing officers and utilizing inappropriate language on 12/21
- $100K for utilizing profane language on dwell TV on 12/27
- $50K for obscene gestures towards an official on 1/11
- $35K for throwing the ball into the stands on 2/27
- $50K for an obscene gesture towards a fan on 4/19
5 of his seven fines within the 2024-25 season have been for obscene gestures towards an official or profane language throughout an interview. That’s an space of his recreation that Edwards should repair. He’s an unimaginable expertise on the court docket and Minnesota’s franchise participant. Nonetheless, the fines are beginning to turn out to be extreme, and the three-time all-star must make a change.