LOS ANGELES — Minnesota Timberwolves superstar Anthony Edwards faces an automatic one-game suspension after picking up two technical fouls in Thursday’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers, giving him 16 this season.
Edwards will have to sit out Friday’s road game against the Utah Jazz unless one of his technicals against the Lakers gets rescinded upon review by the league office.
Sixteen technical fouls triggers a one-game suspension. Every two technical fouls after that result in another one-game suspension.
The slate is wiped clean for the playoffs, when seven technicals result in a one-game suspension.
Edwards is the first player to receive 16 technical fouls before March since DeMarcus Cousins in 2016-17, according to ESPN Research.
Edwards was ejected Thursday after drawing his second technical foul of the night with 5:21 remaining in the third quarter.
As Edwards walked toward the tunnel, he tossed the ball into the crowd, drawing a delay-of-game warning.
Edwards and Lakers forward Jarred Vanderbilt were called for double technical fouls when they exchanged shoves at the end of the first quarter.
Edwards’ second technical occurred after he complained about a no-call when he felt he got fouled on a drive.
Source: espn.com