Anthony Edwards, Desmond Bane receive fines for unsportsmanlike conduct

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/edwards-anthony/6u0BMZM2/"]Edwards[/a] threw the ball into the crowd at halftime of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/minnesota-timberwolves/KjBIVQcI/"]Minnesota[/a]'s [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/basketball/minnesota-timberwolves-KjBIVQcI/portland-trail-blazers-4Awl14c5/?mid=2imMaWMq"]124-121 victory[/a] over the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/portland-trail-blazers/4Awl14c5/"]Portland Trail Blazers[/a] on Tuesday.[/p][p]Minnesota were leading 62-59 when Edwards rebounded the final attempt of the first half, throwing the ball down the court after the buzzer went off.[/p][p]Edwards played 38 minutes and scored 34 points in the victory. The 24-year-old guard, who was named the NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player this month, is averaging 29.6 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game this season.[/p][embed guid="0926176d-b7c0-447a-ba95-e2825cab74c6" url="https://x.com/therealBeede/status/2027139608610226537?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bane-desmond/dCwE0YA5/"]Bane[/a] was fined for his throw into the stands after the Magic's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/basketball/los-angeles-lakers-ngegZ8bg/orlando-magic-QZMS36Dn/?mid=W4QlIvwB"]110-109 victory[/a] over the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/los-angeles-lakers/ngegZ8bg/"]Lakers[/a] in Los Angeles on Tuesday.[/p][p]The Lakers had come up empty on a potential game-winning play at the buzzer when Bane, who is averaging 20.2 points per game, corralled the ball and hurled it down the court.[/p][p]Bane was fined $35,000 in December for throwing a game ball at New York's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/anunoby-og-ogugua/jiNJMxEa/"]OG Anunoby[/a] in an "unsportsmanlike manner".[/p][p]In November he was ejected from a game after firing a ball onto a prone [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/okongwu-onyeka/rBz3ExiD/"]Onyeka Okongwu[/a], who hit the court after he was fouled by Bane in a Magic loss to the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/atlanta-hawks/xAO4gBas/"]Atlanta Hawks[/a].[/p]