NEW YORK – Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards has been fined $50,000 for using profane language during a media interview, it was announced today by Byron Spruell, President, League Operations.

Minnesota has plenty of room for improvement heading into Game 2, starting with the play of Anthony Edwards. The star guard went just 5-of-13 from the field and scored only 18 points in Game 1, and he is expected to play much better moving forward. On TNT's "Inside the NBA," Shaquille O'Neal said that Edwards needs to assert himself.

Another day, another fine for Anthony Edwards. This time it's for $50,000. The NBA announced the fine Wednesday night. The infraction? Edwards dropped an F bomb during his postgame news conference Tuesday after his Minnesota Timberwolves lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals.

The Minnesota Timberwolves are down 1-0 vs the OKC Thunder. Anthony Edwards isn't worried... only shook by the gm 1 box score.

The Minnesota Timberwolves will need to solve Oklahoma City’s 'AAU' defense to avoid a 2-0 deficit in the Western Conference finals.

Get to know Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards, his family, his history in basketball and his touching past.

The Western Conference finals are a battle of two of the NBA’s brightest young stars. Gilgeous-Alexander’s Thunder routed Edwards’s Timberwolves, 114-88, in Game 1.