Okay, so here’s the thing. Anthony Edwards? Yeah, he’s all set to play the Timberwolves’ last regular-season game, dodging a suspension like a ninja. The NBA decided to take back (rescinded, what a word, right?) a technical foul he got on Friday. I mean, it was during this 117-91 smackdown of the Nets. That would’ve been his 18th technical foul this season. Fun fact: 18 isn’t just any number for him. It’s the number that would’ve benched him for the next game against the Jazz on Sunday.
Apparently, if you rack up 16 technicals in a season, they slap you with a one-game suspension. And after that, every two more technicals means — ding! Another game off. It’s a bit like collecting stamps, but the prize is… sitting out a game? Not as fun.
Anyway, Sunday’s game is huge for the Timberwolves. It’s the difference between jumping straight into the playoffs or messing around in the play-in tournament. Could even see them finish as high as fourth in the West. Get ready to host some playoff basketball in Minnesota, folks!
Oh, right, the foul. It was in the second quarter against the Nets. Edwards was not a happy camper after being called for a foul on Keon Johnson. Probably went a bit like, “Foul? What foul?” and bam, technical foul got dished out.
He explained it all post-game, fingers crossed for a no-suspension call. Said something like, “They flagged me, I dropped an f-bomb about the foul, and suddenly I’m T-ed up,” (Thanks, Dane Moore for that quote!). Edwards hoped the NBA gods would reconsider so he could suit up in a few days.
And there was this whole deal about how he and ref Ray Acosta are buddies. Apparently, they hashed it out after the fact. Still, Edwards felt a bit wronged by the call.
So, the game’s big boss, Bill Kennedy, told someone from the AP that the technical foul was for some spicy language aimed at Acosta. Coach Chris Finch, bless him, didn’t get a straight answer on why the tech even happened. If you ask him, everything seemed chill… or at least not over-the-top.
Look, this isn’t Edwards first tech rodeo. Remember when he threw a basketball into the stands against the Lakers in February? That was numero 16 for him. Then he had to sit a game out as punishment, and guess what? It was also against the Jazz. The T-wolves lost that one by just a hair, 117-116.
But since then? The team’s been on fire. Like, 16-4 fire, with monster win streaks. They’re on the hunt for one more victory come Sunday to boost their playoff mojo. Here’s hoping…
