Wolves' Anthony Edwards suspended after 16th technical foul - ESPN

LOS ANGELES — Minnesota Timberwolves superstar Anthony Edwards has been issued 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 sit out Friday's road game against the Utah Jazz, the league office announced.

Edwards had hoped that his 16th technical foul would be rescinded after the league office reviewed it.

«Whatever they're gonna do, bruh,» Edwards told ESPN as he exited Crypto.com Arena briefly after the final buzzer. «I don't even know. They should [rescind the second technical].»

Edwards was ejected Thursday night 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 of the game occurred after he complained about a no-call when he felt he got fouled on a drive. He fell after Lakers guard Gabe Vincent's left foot clipped the back of Edwards' right leg; he griped at referee Brent Barnaky while sitting on the floor.

"[Edwards] was issued his second unsportsmanlike technical foul for directing profanity towards a game official," crew chief James Williams told a pool reporter.

Williams said Barnaky took into consideration that a second technical foul would result in an ejection before making the call against Edwards.

According to ESPN Research, Edwards is the first player to receive 16 technical fouls before March since DeMarcus Cousins in 2016-17. For every two additional technical fouls that Edwards