LOS ANGELES – The NBA fined Anthony Edwards $50,000 for “directing inappropriate language and making an obscene gesture towards a fan” during Game 1 of the Lakers-Timberwolves NBA playoff series Saturday, the league announced.
Edwards was speaking to a heckling fan in a video that went viral Monday while discussing, among other topics, how much money his teammate Rudy Gobert had made.
The conversation occurred during a timeout with 4 minutes, 33 seconds remaining in the third quarter. Edwards made a gesture toward the fan before he headed back to the floor.
Edwards, who has been fined a total of $370,000 this season, is in the first year of a five-year contract that could be worth as much as $260 million. He is making $42,176,400 this season.
He has been fined this season by the league for infractions such as cursing in postgame interviews, making obscene gestures toward officials and failing to leave the court in a timely manner after he was ejected during a regular-season game against the Lakers in February.
