Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards suspended after receiving 16th technical foul
The NBA suspended Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards for one game after he picked up his 16th technical foul of the season, the league announced Friday.
Edwards will miss tonight's game against the Jazz in Utah.
Edwards picked up two technicals and was tossed with five minutes left in the third quarter of Minnesota's 111-102 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday.
Edwards' first technical foul of the night came in the first quarter after he and Lakers forward Jarred Vanderbilt got into a shoving match.
He was tossed for complaining about a no-call in the third quarter after he thought he was fouled, and Edwards said later that the league should rescind the second one.
But after the game, official James Williams said Edwards cursed at an official, leading to his ejection.
Edwards is averaging 27.3 points, six rebounds, and 4.6 assists this season for Minnesota (32-28), who enter tonight's game in eighth place in the Western Conference.