{"id":4828,"date":"2024-11-18T05:18:05","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T03:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=4828"},"modified":"2024-11-18T14:13:26","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T12:13:26","slug":"minnesotas-anthony-edwards-fined-35000-for-making-obscene-gesture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/minnesotas-anthony-edwards-fined-35000-for-making-obscene-gesture\/","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota&#8217;s Anthony Edwards fined $35,000 for making obscene gesture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards has been issued a fine from the NBA worth $35,000 for making an obscene gesture on the court during his team&rsquo;s NBA Cup clash against the Sacramento Kings on Friday night.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The following has been released by the NBA. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tyELqGbzHh\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/tyELqGbzHh<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NBA Communications (@NBAPR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBAPR\/status\/1858200995362173198?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>November 17, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Second fine for Anthony Edwards in 2024 <\/h2><p>Joe Dumars, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations issued the fine after watching the incident during the game. As per the NBA, the incident happened with 3:15 remaining in the first quarter. Edwards was called for an offensive foul and cameras captured him making the gesture towards the stands while walking to the bench. <\/p><p>Edwards scored 36 points against the Kings in reply to De&rsquo;Aaron Fox&rsquo;s NBA season-high 60 points. NBA announced the fine on Sunday and it wasn&rsquo;t the first time the Minnesota guard was punished with a fine. Anthony Edwards was fined in January for repeatedly publicly criticizing the officiating and it was worth $40,000 during the win against the Oklahoma City Thunder. <\/p><p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/i-did-not-want-to-go-to-minnesota-teague-makes-bold-statement-on-signing-with-wolves\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>&ldquo;I did not want to go to Minnesota&rdquo; &ndash; Teague makes BOLD statement on signing with Wolves<\/a><\/strong><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hornets guard LaMelo Ball also fined $100K <\/h2><p>The NBA also fined Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball $100,000 for using &ldquo;offensive and derogatory&rdquo; language during a postgame TV interview. The game also ended with controversy for defending the last shot against Giannis Antetokounmpo in the Hornets&rsquo; razor-thin margin of one-point win against the Bucks on Saturday. Brooklyn Nets point guard, Cam Thomas was also fined $40,000 last season for using a similar comment during a post-game interview.<\/p><p>LaMelo Ball was talking to the NBA sidelines reporter Shannon Spake and he was asked about Charlotte&rsquo;s defensive strategy in the final play of the game. Ball used offensive language in reply. &ldquo;<em>We loaded up &mdash; no h***. That&rsquo;s what we wanted, put a hand up and then live with the results,&rdquo;<\/em> Ball said.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">LaMelo Ball has been fined $100K by the NBA for &ldquo;offensive &amp; derogatory&rdquo; comments. When asked about the Hornets defense on Giannis at the end of the game yesterday, LaMelo said, &ldquo;We loaded up, no homo&rdquo; &#128563; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sLfyCSJA35\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/sLfyCSJA35<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Basketball Forever (@bballforever_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bballforever_\/status\/1858244766292721805?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>November 17, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Charlotte coach Charles Lee couldn&rsquo;t defend his player and said Ball was &ldquo;very apologetic.&rdquo; &ldquo;As an organization, that is obviously not something we condone. Our standards and what is required of our players in the environment we create is really important to us,&rdquo; said Charlotte&rsquo;s coach during the postgame press conference. <\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NBA also fined Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball $100,000 for using \u201coffensive and derogatory\u201d language during a postgame TV interview.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":4829,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[23,866,120,318,647],"class_list":["post-4828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-anthony-edwards","tag-charlotte-hornets","tag-lamelo-ball","tag-minnesota-timberwolves","tag-nba-2024-25"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This 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