By ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: 03:00 BST, 22 May 2025 | Updated: 03:00 BST, 22 May 2025
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards has been fined $50,000 for using profane language during a media interview, the NBA announced Wednesday.
Edwards´ comments came a during postgame media session after the [Timberwolves´ 114-88 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder](https://apnews.com/article/timberwolves-thunder-score-nba-playoffs-a29e30ebc33c8525536ca091d5b509d1) in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals Tuesday night. He had been averaging 26.5 points per game in the playoffs and was disappointed after he was held to 18 points on 5-for-13 shooting in Game 1.
"I've definitely got to shoot more," he said. "I took 13 (expletive) shots, but I´ll say probably just get off the ball a little more. Play without the ball. I think that would be the answer, because playing on the ball, they´re just going to double and sit in the gaps all day. So I´ve got to go watch some film and take it apart and figure it out."
Game 2 will be Thursday night in Oklahoma City.
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Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards talks to teammates while dribbling the ball up court against Oklahoma City Thunder during the first half of Game 1 of an NBA basketball Western Conference Finals playoff series Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Nate Billings)