Anthony Edwards is about to have an expensive chat with the NBA. A fine? Guaranteed. A suspension? That’s now on the table too. Thursday’s game against the Lakers went sideways fast for the Timberwolves star. His first technical came after a quick exchange with former teammate Jarred Vanderbilt. But the real fireworks happened in the third quarter. Edwards hit the floor on a play he thought should’ve drawn a foul, and when the refs didn’t blow the whistle, he let them hear it.
That frustration earned him his second tech—and an early exit. But instead of heading straight to the locker room, he stuck around longer than he should have. Then, just to make sure the night ended with a little extra drama, he launched the ball into the Crypto.com Arena crowd. Bad move.
That ejection also pushed Edwards to 16 technical fouls for the season, triggering an automatic one-game suspension—unless the league rescinds one. This means he’ll be fined $5000 for his 16th technical $1000 minimum for the ejection. Plus the NBA isn’t going to ignore that ball toss. A bigger fine is almost certainly coming his way.
With Ant-man now facing a suspension and a hefty fine, fans had plenty to say about the chaotic sequence that led to his ejection. From questioning the ref’s decision to cracking jokes about his frustration, social media was buzzing with reactions.
One reaction captured the curiosity of many: “I wanna know what he said to make that ref throw him out fr.”. And honestly? That’s a fair question. NBA players vent their frustrations all the time, but not every complaint leads to an ejection. Did he drop a magic word? Did he get too personal? We’ve seen refs tolerate some brutal trash talk, so whatever it was, it had to be enough to push the official over the edge. Or have the refs gone soft?
This is a developing story…
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