Anthony Edwards Fined Again
If there is a tale as old as time in sports it’s fans, media, coaches and players of any sport complaining about referees, umpires and/or officials. Minnesota Timberwolves superstar Anthony Edwards certainly isn’t privy to any sort of special treatment on that front, either.
Anthony Edwards fined for “obscene gesture”
Ant’s latest fine ($50,000) was handed down on Monday and stems from an “obscene gesture” he made toward a referee during Saturday’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies. This makes five times that Anthony Edwards has been fined this season, alone. His total paid to the NBA in 2024-25 is now up to $285,000.
Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards has been fined $50,000 for making an obscene gesture towards a referee.
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) January 13, 2025
We all know Anthony Edwards isn’t one to dish out obscene gestures toward referees for no reason. So, how did this happen? It all started with a Rudy Gobert alley-oop dunk that got Edwards off the bench in a celebration that he was given a technical foul for.
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Nobody really knows why the tech was called. In the replay all you see is Ant flexing his chest, but nothing inappropriate or near technical foul worthy. Understandably, Edwards was angry with the call, so he made a different gesture (two actually)… and it wasn’t out of celebration.
TECHNICAL FOR FLEXING… ON THE BENCH?! Anthony Edwards was given a technical foul, while on the bench, for flexing after a Rudy Gobert poster alley-oop! 😳
— Courtside Buzz (@CourtsideBuzzX) January 12, 2025
Thoughts? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/yu5Cg855cJ
Ant 💀
— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) January 12, 2025
(via drew61212 / TT, h/t @overtime) pic.twitter.com/1i3z6ed3ap
Despite standing right next to a referee, none of the officiating crew saw Ant’s double middle fingers, which is good, because he would have been an immediately ejected had they seen it. In 2025, though, someone always has their phone out. After the video of Anthony Edwards’ double birds went viral, and the NBA fined him $50,000.
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The amount comes out to be less than one-percent of Edwards’ total salary. He likely isn’t going to worry much about it. In 38 games this season, the Timberwolves star is averaging 25.4 points per game on 43.9 percent shooting. His 42.1 three-point percentage is a career-best, and he is attempting nearly ten (9.9) per game.
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It’s clear that Edwards plays an emotional brand of basketball. He needs to keep that in check when going at the officials in key moments however. The technical was a joke, but an ejection from the double birds would have only compounded the problem.
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