NBA issues fines to Hornets guard Ball, T-Wolves guard Anthony

New York (AFP) – Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball was fined $100,000 for making offensive and derogatory comments, and Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards was fined $35,000 for an obscene gesture by the NBA on Sunday.

Ball was fined the maximum amount possible by the league for an offensive anti-gay remark in an interview after Charlotte’s 115-114 home victory over Milwaukee on Saturday. Ball had made the game-winning free throws in the final seconds.

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Edwards was fined for making an obscene gesture while on the court, one directed to the stands after Edwards was whistled for an offensive foul with 3:15 remaining in the first quarter of Minnesota’s 130-126 victory at Sacramento on Friday.

The Hornets are eighth in the Eastern Conference at 5-7. Minnesota stands ninth in the Western Conference at 7-6.

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