He has to place his cash the place his mouth is.
The NBA fined Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards $50,000 for his vulgar response to a fan questioning the whereabouts of his 4 alleged youngsters.
In a press launch on Tuesday, the league stated Edwards was fined for “directing inappropriate language and making an obscene gesture towards a fan” in the course of the third quarter of his crew’s first playoff sport towards the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday.
Web page Six has reached out to reps for the Timberwolves and Edwards for remark however didn’t instantly hear again.
Throughout final weekend’s sport, the Olympic gold medalist was caught on video going forwards and backwards with a fan whereas he was seated on the Lakers’ rating desk.
“He bought 200 million,” Edwards stated repeatedly, referring to his teammate Rudy Gobert earlier than he was corrected.
“He bought 300 million,” the “Beginning 5” star clarified.
The fan, who was not proven on digital camera, repeatedly shot again: “The place yo youngsters at?”
Edwards, 23, then grabbed his personal space and replied, “My d–ok greater than yours.”
The video clip ended with the NBA star strolling again onto the court docket.
Whereas Edwards has been making waves for dominating on the court docket, his off-the-court paternity drama has additionally made headlines.
Final October, Web page Six solely reported that the capturing guard had filed a petition for paternity and baby assist towards Ayesha Howard.
A number of days later, Howard, who additionally shares son Jason, 9, with rapper Lil Child, revealed on Instagram that she had quietly welcomed a child woman named Aubri’ on Oct. 14, 2024 — after the athlete had allegedly urged her to “get da abortion.”
Earlier this month, we reported that Edwards agreed to offer Howard, 38, full custody of their daughter.
Edwards has been relationship Shannon Jackson since 2020. The pair share daughter Aislynn, who was born in March 2024.
He’s allegedly additionally the father of two different youngsters: daughter Aris, 1, with Daja Carlyle and son Amir, 1, with Alexandria Desroches.
Edward has not but publicly acknowledged his youngsters outdoors of his romance with Jackson.
