Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards has been slapped with a massive fine after he boasted about the size of his genitals during an exchange with a Lakers fan.
The typically animated shooting guard was recorded jawing with some Lakers fans during Minnesota‘s blowout Game 1 victory in LA, and was first heard bragging about the earnings of his teammate Rudy Gobert.
Edwards then grabbed his crotch and yelled: ‘My d***’s bigger than yours.’
That last line ultimately got him in hot water with the NBA, as ESPN’s Shams Charania reported on Tuesday that Edwards had been fined $50,000.
This is not the first time Edwards has gone viral for an inappropriate comment. In 2022, the former University of Georgia star posted a video of shirtless men, whom he referred to as ‘queer-a** n****s.’
He issued an apology soon thereafter.
Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards went viral for his spat with a Lakers fan
Edwards scored 22 points on Saturday as the Timberwolves handily defeated the Lakers
Edwards stares down fans after hitting a shot for the Timberwolves on Saturday
‘What I said was immature, hurtful, and disrespectful, and I’m incredibly sorry,’ he wrote on X. ‘It’s unacceptable for me or anyone to use that language in such a hurtful way, there’s no excuse for it, at all. I was raised better than that!’
He was later fined $40,000 by the league for that transgression.
Edwards played well in Minnesota’s 117-95 win over the Lakers on Saturday, as he scored 22 points, notched nine assists and grabbed eight rebounds.
Minnesota’s star player was actually outscored by Naz Reid (23 points) and Jaden McDaniels as the visitors shared the ball to great effect.
Edwards and the Timberwolves are looking to make another deep run in the postseason after getting to the Western Conference Finals last season, where they fell to the Mavs.
In the following offseason, Minnesota shook up its roster with the blockbuster trade of Karl-Anthony Towns to the Knicks, in exchange for Donte DiVincenzo and Julius Randle.
After a slow start this year, the team ultimately won 49 games this season to finish as the No. 6 seed in the West.