Anthony Edwards Officially Suspended

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It has been trending this way for some time, but Anthony Edwards made quick work of the final two technical fouls he needed (16), in order to be suspended by the NBA for total techs on the season, during a Minnesota Timberwolves loss vs the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night.

Minnesota Timberwolves without suspended Anthony Edwards

It only took three quarters last night for Edwards to earn his 15th and 16th technical fouls, in played 58 games played. Sixteen technical fouls leads the NBA, meaning he is obviously the first player in the league in 2024-25 to be suspended for exceeding the maximum allowed number of techs. The NBA officially handed down Ant’s discipline on Friday.

Most of the time, it’s great to see that Edwards’ personality manifests itself in so many raw and comical ways. That tends to generate a significant amount of buzz for him. It has helped push him towards the top of league popularity. The problem is that he also has lacked the maturity on the court.

Each of the past two seasons, Edwards has played 79 of 82 regular season games for Minnesota. He’d have to remain on the court for all of the Wolves’ final 21 games, in order to reach that mark again this season. It’s worth noting that Ant has been nursing a calf injury too.

What happened against the Lakers?

Early on in the game Anthony Edwards went after former Minnesota Timberwolves teammate Jarred Vanderbilt. A shove of the big man, earned him his first technical of the evening. Later in the game he received his second infraction and was tossed from the game.

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The MN Timberwolves are four games above .500 and sit at 32-28 on the season. They are on the road Friday against the Utah Jazz and will be without Anthony Edwards. Due to injuries for Julius Randle and Rudy Gobert as well, the lineup will be lacking a significant amount of star power.

This season the Timberwolves have been entirely Edwards’ team. From the moment that Karl-Anthony Towns was traded to New York, there was zero question as to who the leader was going to be. He has responded with a career-high 27.3 points per game as well as a 40.5% three point percentage. On a nightly basis the offense goes through him and he has elevated his game.

If the Minnesota Timberwolves are going to make noise in the playoffs it will be because Anthony Edwards contributes on the court and remains locked in. Chris Finch needs to see that from his star, and it has to happen quickly.

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