Anthony Edwards was expelled in the third quarter of the defeat of Minnesota Timberwolves 111-102 against the Los Angeles Lakers Thursday after being touched with his second technical fault of the evening.
Edwards, who had already picked up technology for the jaw and the exchange of blows with the striker Jarred Vanderbilt in the first quarter, was whistled for pushing his defender on the room in question and shortly after, said the magic words to obtain a second technology, which carries with him an automatic ejection.
Here is the clear push of Edwards:
But Edwards has not finished broadcasting his frustration. As he left the field, he threw the ball into the stands instead of returning it to the officials.
This will cost Edwards money, because a fine of the first row quick ball. Edwards probably does not worry about money. He was sentenced to a fine this season for Use of profane language In the interviews, and he has just started a $ 260 million contract over five years.
Where it will really cost Edwards and Timberwolves, in addition to being absent for the rest of the defeat on Thursday (Minnesota was still at a distance from the strike when it was launched) is that it is the 16th technical fault of Edwards of the season, which triggers a suspension of a match.
Fortunately, the next minnesota match is against Utah Jazz, certainly winning even without Edwards. But you can’t be sure. The Wolves without Edwards offensive only marks 109.9 points per 100 possessions, by cleaning the glass, which would be a note of five in the end.
They have no one else to create a lot of anything, and they are in a precarious position linked to the loss of the column with Dallas and Sacramento for the last place of play in the West. Each match has six weeks to travel, and not having Edwards, against an opponent, is a major blow.
