NBA punishes Anthony Edwards again. Will that affect him?

Oklahoma City – Anthony Edwards was occupied by the NBA on Wednesday because he had used an adjective as an adjective during his press conference after the game after Minnesotas game 1 against Donner.

Edwards said that he had to do more than 13 (beepia) shots, which was his firing volume at the loss on Tuesday.

Another contribution to the Swear glass.

The fine brought Edwards' season -long record to 420,000 US dollars for his transitions to 420,000 US dollars. He deserves a lot of it. The NBA cannot see that players are delivered by obscenities according to the game comment or testify to fans on the size of their genitals.

But to a certain extent it feels as if there are times when Edwards calls for him. Because the 23-year-old guard has made efforts in recent months to limit his cursing when he has spoken to the media. And his slip -on service felt exactly that, a slip.

To be honest, curse words are part of Edwards' everyday colloquial language. The removal of its use in certain environments is part of a maturation process that was still in the infant stages. He must certainly improve in a number of areas outside the corridors.

Everyone understands that repeat offenders often show little in the type of grace.

But every time he commits a small violation to beat the guard's wrist, seems to be counterproductive. Edwards is one of the few players who are almost so excited to hear talks how to play. His charisma is one of his main sales arguments. In the first years of his career, his interviews after the game were a must.

The volume of those in the last seasons has subsided a little because Edwards slowly withdraw from the media. He rejects the majority of post-practice or shootaround interviews and even regularly refuses to issue postgame comments. The latter comprises a media break lasting several weeks, which the all-star had taken after he was punished by the league because of his language before the calendar freaked by 2025.

And at that point in time, the league Edwards had to teach a lesson. He could not swear through the volume he was, especially at interviews on the pitch. This does not correspond to the picture that a pro -sports -league wants to portray.

Edwards didn't see it that way. He was frustrated at first. But his improvements should be recognized. Efforts were made to clean up his comments and still show themselves as a athlete to which so many fans are drawn.

That is the line to go. The NBA should not want Edwards to delete his personality or to switch on silently. It is a sales argument for Timberwolves and the association as a whole. The fans love the man who walked around the Crypto.com arena in the La Region after the wolves bounced off the Lakers in round 1 of these playoffs.

Ideally, this can still be found without the language that is not suitable for small children or certain customers. But should the NBA continue to take this degree and punish every little tongue slide, is it risking that Edwards withdraw?

The ability to express who they are should be promoted within reason. The challenge of the NBA is to maintain this line of the cartage and at the same time to promote charisma.

The fine raised on Tuesday, even if it is a change of pocket in Edwards, felt like a step in a direction that is a little too conservative.

All defender recognition

Rudy Gobert received his first honor of his career as the first honor of the second team when the two teams were announced by the NBA on Thursday.

Gobert grabbed the 10th and final in the all-defense teams.

Gobert was a level among the player who won his fourth defensive player of the year for a large part of the 2024-25 campaign a season ago, but he was still the anchor and the most important piece for a defense in Minnesota, who rated sixth place on the defensive this season by permitting 110.8 points per 100 possessions. This number fell to 107.6 when Gobert was on the ground.

This selection marks Goberts eighth all-defense selection. From 2017 to 22 he was appointed the first team every season and was the first team again last year. Gobert received three votes from the first team and 59 votes from the second team from the 100-voter committee. He used the New York striker OG Anunoby for the last selection of the second team.

The Perimeter Stopper by Wolves Jaden McDaniels was not available in the two teams. McDaniels received his first all-defense selection a year ago when he was appointed the second team. But like Gobert, he had a slow start to the season overall. While his admission may seem an easy task, it is a difficult task to crack the list of the 10 best defenders in the league, especially for perimeter players whose efforts are not so well represented by defense metrics.