Minnesota Timberwolves’ guard Anthony Edwards has been fined $25,000 by the NBA for throwing the game ball ‘with force’ into the stands during halftime of Minnesota’s 124-121 road win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday.
The incident occurred at the end of the second quarter, when Edwards snagged a rebound off a Portland miss, then faked a heave to end the half. After the buzzer had already sounded, Edwards launched the ball toward the basket and struck someone standing nearby.
Edwards did not throw the ball out of anger or frustration, but the ball did clearly hurt the bystander.
WATCH: The heave that cost Edwards $25K
You can watch the full video of the incident here, on nba.com.
Has Edwards been fined before?
He’s certainly no stranger to fines. Last year, Edwards was fined $420,000 across eight transgressions, mostly for foul language used in interviews with the press following games.
Has anyone else been fined for similar actions?
Funny enough, Orlando Magic guard Desmond Bane was also fined $25K for throwing a ball into the stands ‘with force’ during the team’s Tuesday night win against the Los Angeles Lakers. Bane’s incident occurred at the end of the game.
You can watch that incident here.