The NBA has announced (Twitter link) that it has fined All-NBA Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards $100K after he used profane language during a postgame live television conversation on December 27.
Minnesota trailed Houston by 16 points with less than five minutes remaining in regulation, but stormed all the way back to eke out a one-point win, 113-112. Edwards hit the game-winning three-pointer after the club’s intended play, designed for All-Star forward Julius Randle, fell apart.
“We made it happen,” Edwards said of his team’s comeback, per Timberwolves Rally (Twitter video link). “We got some stops. We made some big shots, and we made a big shot at the end right there. All I knew was, the play was for [Randle] to go… big-small pick-and-roll, once he picked it up, I mean, who else? I got to go get it, s–t.”
“And [Nickeil Alexander-Walker] found me,” Edwards said. “I’m like, ‘S–t, I’m going for the win.’ Like Gilbert Arenas said, ‘I don’t do overtime,’ so f–k it.”
Edwards finished the game with 24 points on 9-of-17 shooting from the floor and 2-of-3 shooting from the foul line, along with five rebounds, three assists and a block.
The 6’4″ wing was fined $75K less than a week ago for cursing in a post-game interview and criticizing the officiating. Two weeks prior to that, the league penalized him to the tune of $25K for swearing during a post-game media session after another contest. In November, the NBA also saw fit to fine Edwards $35K for flipping off a Sacramento fan.
It appears the league is hoping to send a message to the Timberwolves star with these escalating fines in the hopes that he’ll be more careful with his language in media interviews.
Across 30 contests so far, the two-time All-Star is submitting typically solid numbers for a middling 16-14 Timberwolves squad. Edwards is averaging 25.3 points on .447/.420/.803 shooting splits, 5.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists a night.
He does it almost every game, no big deal.
F*** Adam Silver!
Ignorant
I don’t agree with the censorship it’s just words…
Too many lazy parents out there letting the TV educate their kids anyway…
However if the NBA wants to get serious about discipline they have to make these fines a percentage of the players salary so it effects the stars as much as the scrubs…
Ant will not lose any sleep over 100k… that’s pocket change to go to the shops with…
Grow up.
The Union would never go for it. Simple as that.
People can blame the league for being as soft and inconsistent as it is when it comes to punishment, and some of that is fair, but the majority of the timer it’s the PA that is the roadblock to potential change. And the league isn’t going to pick a fight with them over secondary issues like this.
Ridiculous
Yes his choice of words is
Bro should just not do interviews then. Oh wait, he’ll get fined for that, too.
He should appeal. That’s a ridiculous amount of money.
Embiid went unpunished for assaulting a referee and got 75K gor 3 vulgar gestures to the Boston crowd on Christmas day. Sheed would lose his entire salary. What a joke
When did he assault a ref ?
Kevin Porter JR was never suspended by the NBA and was fined 0$ for strangling his girlfriend.
Yeah but not during a press conference
I think ANT is sending a message to the league not the other way around. It’s almost like he’s a grown adult playing an adult game.
Reminds me of the SF Giants’ Tim Lincecum, who could answer any interview question with, “F**k, yeah!” …
100k for using “f**k” and “s**t” in a completely harmless way, not insulting another person at all, just as filler words like “you know”.
Technical foul for looking at your opponent after a dunk.
Crickets if you assault your girlfriend.
Adam Silver’s NBA, ladies and gentelmen!
Exactly. The NBA is for little kids these days.
People, the NBA is only fining him because the FCC doesn’t allow these words on TV. The league just doesn’t wanna get in trouble with the feds. I’m sure if these words were allowed on TV, they wouldn’t fine anyone