Anthony Edwards Slapped With 5-Figure Punishment as Adam Silver Gets Massive Boost in 25 Years

The Minnesota Timberwolves did the unexpected in Game 1 of their much-anticipated first-round playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers. Anthony Edwards guided the Timberwolves to a blowout 117-95 win over LA’s star-studded lineup. The 23-year-old finished the night with 22 points, eight rebounds, and nine assists. Edwards was as fearless as ever against an arena full of Lakers fans. As we all know, he doesn’t back down from a challenge or trash talk. So, when a few Lakers faithful tried to rattle Edwards after the game, he put his trash-talking abilities to good use. In fact, a bit too much, as his antics have landed him under the league’s spotlight

The Timberwolves shooting guard was seen getting vocal with some Lakers fans in an exchange that has gone viral on social media. Edwards was seen chatting with some of the people from the crowd while he was on the sidelines after the win. While not much can be confirmed from the clip but Ant-Man was seen throwing some big numbers to remind the Lakers fans that he and his teammates were doing just fine. He can be heard saying $200 million in the viral video. “He got 200 million! He got 200 million! He got 200 million!” Edwards is seen yelling at the LA fans. After a brief discussion with his teammate Rudy Gobert, the amount jumped to $300 million.

However, things got a bit ugly when Edwards shouted, “My [expletive] bigger than yours,” pointing towards his private area. It was quite visible that emotions got the better of Edwards, and unfortunately, the whole incident was recorded. Well, as soon as it mustered attention on social media, one thing was clear: an action from the NBA was on its way against Ant-Man. Sure enough, that was the case; the league responded to this viral clip with a punishment announcement for the 23-year-old shooting guard on Tuesday. “The NBA is fining Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards $50,000 for his ‘my d— bigger than yours’ comments to the Lakers crowd Saturday night, sources tell ESPN.” Shams Charania of ESPN reported on X.

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