Anthony “Ant Man” Edwards isn’t only a downside on the basketball court docket. Apparently, the Minnesota Timberwolves guard can also be giving Lakers followers hell on the NBA playoffs. Now, he has to pay up huge time.
Edwards, 23, let his rivals’ followers get the perfect of him throughout Sport One of many NBA playoffs in opposition to the Lakers. And though it’s regular for gamers to have interaction with followers on either side of the court docket, what’s not regular is getting right into a yelling match with one. Video taken of a part of Ant Man’s altercation with Lakers followers was posted on Barstool. As of Tuesday (April 23), the video has over a million views.
Within the clip, Edwards could be heard defending his teammate, Rudy Gobert, from a fan over the dimensions of his NBA contract. However issues shortly obtained critical when the Georgia native introduced up the dimensions of one thing else…
“Rudy obtained $200 million! Rudy obtained $300 million,” Edwards repeatedly yelled at rival followers debating the NBA participant’s contract. However quickly, the followers turned their criticisms from Gobert to Edwards, which prompted the 23-year-old athlete to reply within the classiest approach.
“My d**okay greater than yours,” Edwards yelled on the fan whereas grabbing his components. This all occurred proper in entrance of the scorer’s desk, so expectedly, Edwards quickly confronted penalties. ESPN reported the skilled league hit the capturing guard with a $50,000 nice due to the incident.
Regardless of having to pay up every time he will get into bother, Edwards continues to be identified for his trash-talking abilities and comedic nature. On this season alone, Edwards was ordered to pay $380,000 in fines over his language, “obscene” gestures and refusal to go away the court docket, in accordance to the Athletic.
However once you rank twenty first on the listing of highest-paid NBA gamers this yr, perhaps you wouldn’t thoughts paying a number of fines both. The T’Wolves are set to face the Lakers once more in Sport Three of the playoffs on Friday (April 25).