2023-08-10 07:39:00
Currently with Team USA preparing for the World Cup, Anthony Edwards has just been fined $50,000 by the NBA for recklessly swinging a chair as he left the field after a playoff game. last April.
Facing the future champion is not a gift, Anthony Edwards and the Wolves learned it the hard way during the first round of the 2023 Playoffs. Wolves ended up losing 4-1 after a frustrating 5 game they could have won. And this frustration, Ant could not contain it since he immediately returned to the locker room after the final whistle, swinging a chair in his path. A behavior that did not please the NBA, which decided to sanction him with a fine of 50,000 dollars.
The following has been released by the NBA. pic.twitter.com/1PzBCKEo51
— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) August 9, 2023
“Anthony Edwards was fined $50,000 for recklessly swinging a chair that hit two people as he was leaving the field after the Minnesota Timberwolves playoff game against the Denver Nuggets on April 25 at the Ball arena. – NBA release
Denver police, who investigated the case, first cited a case of third-degree assault after noting injuries to the two women hit by the chair. But she quickly dropped the charges against Edwards, finding that his gesture was more clumsy than intentional, and that the injuries were very light. As you can clearly see in the video, Ant did not swing the chair with the intention of hurting or hurting anyone.
Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards has been fined $50,000 for “recklessly swinging a chair in frustration that struck two bystanders” after the Wolves’ playoff game against the Denver Nuggets on April 25, the NBA announced today. Here’s video: pic.twitter.com/fdwe6ho0Hs
— Alex Kennedy (@AlexKennedyNBA) August 9, 2023
The fact remains that it is a dangerous and reckless act that he should not have committed. There NBA has therefore decided to act and punish this behavior with a fine of 50,000 euros. Not enough to shake the Wolves star, who has just signed a guaranteed 207 million contract (over 5 years) with Minnesota. But when you see the amount for a chair throw, you say to yourself that some are risking a lot with their stories of alcohol and weapons (hello Amir Coffey, Devonte ‘Graham and Ja Morant).
Anthony Edwards right now after receiving a $50,000 fine pic.twitter.com/hEQcCQWk8e
— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) August 9, 2023
Anthony Edwards made a mistake and he was punished. The incident is now closed, we can move on, that is to say the World Cup that the back will play with Team USA in two weeks!
Source : NBA, The Athletic
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