Timberwolves' Edwards gets fined again, docked $75K by NBA for officiating complaints and profanity
Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards was fined $75,000 for public criticism of the officiating and using profane language, the NBA announced on Monday in his second such punishment this month.
Edwards sounded off on the officials after Minnesota's 113-103 loss at home to Golden State on Sunday. The fifth-year guard was fined $25,000 by the league two weeks ago for postgame profanity following a win over the Warriors that wasn't part of an officiating complaint.
This time, Edwards expressed frustration for what he has perceived as an imbalance of foul calls on him and his opponent.
"I get penalized for being stronger than my opponent," he said. "So they give them the benefit of the doubt. They bump me the same way they bump everybody else, and I never get the call. I don't know what's got to go down, but something's got to happen because that is terrible."
This is the sixth time Edwards has been fined by the NBA. Edwards also received a $35,000 fine last month after making an obscene gesture on the court during the Timberwolves' NBA Cup win in Sacramento.
Edwards, one of the NBA's most expensive players, earned his second All-Star selection last season and was named second-team All-NBA. He also won a gold medal with Team USA this summer in Paris.