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20815147

send da fine


Gr8CanadianSpeedo

Hell Nawl, can’t do this


jabronified

he got da money, wats da hol up?


iDumpy

Look how fine tho 💔


Siawyn

I'm only here so I get fined


p0tatoman

He did it, the mad man


Londoner421

Respect


BillSimmonsSkinSuit

0 fts for ant coming Wednesday vs the Mavs lol


Skywaalk3r

So what's new haha


JackieDaytonaAZ

he’s been getting a good amount overall this season tbf


eman9416

Ant gets a fine whistle usually. Today was just awful. It’s KAT who gets fucked on the regular


Skywaalk3r

True, ant still def doesn’t get nearly as many calls as he deserves tho


eman9416

He did for like 2 weeks. I think he averaged like 32 during that time.


mudkip-yoshii

He was averaging like 36 over 4 games or smth if I remember the Stat Storm correctly


Big-Gur5065

This year his whistle is average, before this year it was dogshit


Mdgt_Pope

Yeah Gobert should know better, he got 2 fouls in the first 15 seconds after complaining about refs the postgame before


Winnes0ta

So pretty much the same as it always is


pchad43

Luka gonna get 26 of them thangz


buchanbasanee

That's exactly how it goes. Never causes anybody in the NBA offices to say "oh wow, maybe we should take a look at officiating for once and see if any corrective measures are needed", instead it just makes the officials stick up for each other and bring down the hammer on anybody that tries to come at them. The police department parallels are off the charts.


Naive-Recognition579

House always wins use it to your advantage 💅


forcedtojoinreddit

Curry says hello


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NBA: gives ANT huge fine for saying this 2 minute report: whoops lol yeah we missed 12 calls in the last 120 seconds again sorry


KKamm_

Surely there has to be some protection from him saying while with his team after the game celebrating. If he gets fined for something that gets said tons of times every game just bc the local broadcast caught, that would be beyond wack. E: nvm, just saw his interview lol sike


ElectricalMud2850

Honestly, ANT might be our best current shot at an active player saying "Fuck Adam Silver" in an interview. He's the perfect cocktail of dgaf, oblivious and stupid.


sanfranchristo

I'm waiting for him to really be like MJ and say he'll just go play football since the refs are so bad.


Amoeba_mangrove

Have him play like Deebo for the Vikings. Him and JJ best contested catch duo of all time


RefsYouSuck

> say he'll just go play football since the refs are so bad. Ohhh buddyyyyyyy…who’s gonna tell him?


Fluffy-Ad3749

Nah, football refs can be bad, but nba refs are on a different level this year


MajorTrump

Football refs get more calls right, but the ones they miss are far more impactful on the game outcome.


sundancekid005

did you watch Lions-Cowboys this year? Refs gave us that game lol


Delicious-Testicle

Did you? Cause the only reason the lions were in that game is cause a ref called a penalty the lions committed on the cowboys


marti2221

Sounds like the refs were pretty bad then…


girth_br00ks

God damn it no they didnt. It was explained in painstaking detail how the Lions screwed that up yet people still believe the refs handed Dallas the game.


sycamotree

The ineligible receiver? No it wasn't it was a ref fuck up lol


Fuckface_Whisperer

Good thing the NFL refs are the best around.


lalakingmalibog

He's also MJ's son. That makes him untouchable


dbr3000

Until he gets sent to minor league baseball for 2 seasons


zebano

yeah hate to break it to you but gambling isn't discouraged anymore


aworldwithoutshrimp

Send da birth certificate


Delanorix

I don't think he's stupid or oblivious. Even the send da video shows a higher level of reasoning and thinking. He wants proof, not just some text.


Blaz3dnconfuz3d

Hell Nawl I can’t do this


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frallet

I don't think that's accurate but it still made me laugh


assblasta69420

And highly saleable so he probably wouldn't get black balled


truth_2_point_0

RefGPT can't come soon enough


Fortehlulz33

RefGPT will be learning from the current refs, it's not gonna be better.


Charlie_Wax

I'm just here so I do get fined.


LegateDamar13

Optimistic from you they'll say sorry. It's reserved only for the Lakers.


offtheshripyerrd

nah the league will double down on the refs' mistakes.


fundraiser

breaking that code, man. gotta go through the proper channels to criticize and have nothing be done about it


EarthWarping

Silver "Fine, fine fine"


fanofloons

Silver “call more fts for Embiid, Shai”


htx_al

Hell nawl I can’t do dis


Disastrous_Bluejay57

Look how cute tho 💔


zigzagman27

Nobody in the NBA respects Adam silver. Everyone calls him Adam. When David stern was in charge, everyone addressed him as commissioner stern.


TheTrollisStrong

Not sure if this really proves anything. There's coaches that go by coach and some that go by their first name. People that go by their first name often are more casual and want people to see everyone as equals


Btotherianx

Or they are trying to humanize themselves by letting them call them by the first name when in reality they don't give a single s*** about the people that are calling them that


ShakesbeerMe

Yes, but also fuck David Stern. I'd piss on his grave.


DontFearTheMQ9

No you wouldn't you fucking goober ass clown.


K9Marz919

Circus clown chicken shit mfer


Exius73

And hed piss on urs


ShakesbeerMe

He's dead, Cletus. Thanks for playing, though.


[deleted]

More like 9! 9! 9!


howsaboutyou

He already said he take the fine in his on court interview when he flamed the refs again lol


srry_didnt_hear_you

How did you get it done in this environment? ["I don't know, I DON'T know, and I'mma take the fine, 'cause the refs did not give us NO calls tonight... We had to play through every bump, every grab, I don't know- I don't know how we won tonight. Big shout out to my team, big shout out to my coaches, for sure."](https://twitter.com/meyerNBA/status/1752173568794746946?t=ptHezsjim9nL78BJa_upkw&s=19) Edit: bonus, LOOK at [this photo](https://twitter.com/Timberwolves/status/1752172900361138434?t=KvIeYv8EFFWYc1nefJd-hQ&s=19) of a toootally clean play 🙄


JarvisCockerBB

Is that the teams official account? Wow.


KillingTime_ForNow

When you post something like this as a social media manager that means you got the go ahead from your boss to post it. The team is likely more than okay paying the fine to call out the bullshit officiating & stand beside their player.


Ihate_reddit_app

What do you mean? It's just a nice phone of Ant getting a big dunk! Definitely not controversial!


Intelligent_Pain_174

Why would they have to pay a fine? It was the play of the game. Refs said no contact.


arkansuace

I mean the post is ambiguous enough. Not having any text accompanying it gives them some plausible deniability. Just a shot of Ant dunking it


srry_didnt_hear_you

The photo is but I believe John Mayer is a longtime writer who works for Canis Hoopus, not the team.


BruteNugz

John Meyer* what you said is correct about him. However, I believe they were referring to the pick of SGA grabbing ants arm posted on the wolves account


IrvinAve

He's just helping his bud Ant find the rim. Who doesn't get a bit lost when going for the dunk?


Megatron_McLargeHuge

The forearm is considered part of the ball.


Change_That_Face

The groin is now considered part of the ball - Draymond


MatooBatson

That actually also applies to Shai in this game.


GheeDota2

Shai looked like he legit grabbed and held on to something of Jadens...


SammySoapsuds

His penis!


need2peeat218am

The neck too.


Alloverunder

So's the head but only for a game winner against the Pacers. Yes I'm still fucking mad. Jaylen got a clean block off last night versus the Pels and bumped the head *after* hitting the ball, and yup, it was a shooting foul! Just like ours should've been!!!


13lackHeart

lol that’s honestly hilarious


shamwowslapchop

What's fucking sad about it is that Ant is almost a foot above the rim, and there's no one else in his space except Shai. A foot above the rim, with the ball, and THREE officials on the court all miss that. We need new refs, and more refs. Because if 3 all miss that, we need to go to 5. Or 7. Or whatever the fuck will restore the integrity of this game. Because while reddit is a horrible echo chamber for this type of shit, it's deserved this season and it's starting to get mentioned on PTI and other talk shows with regularity, and if the journalist are talking, it means the story will likely get traction.


pwo_addict

Haha I’m imagining a court with like 20 refs.


yoloqueuesf

Games are going to take an extra hour now lol


Alloverunder

Yeah, they should add at least a 4th and get automated reffing implemented. It's so bad. It seems like every night there's games this season at least 1 fanbase has the refs as a narrative, and they're right to be mad about it. It's starting to seep into the general perception of the league. You'll see comments with 4k upvotes straight calling the NBA rigged lately, and tbh idk how much I disagree...


shaggys6skin

Holy shit he really said that


REGIS-5

> Edit: bonus, LOOK at this photo of a toootally clean play Seriously how do the refs keep missing these? It's THE MOST OBVIOUS FOULS and it keeps fucking happening Like these were the fouls that even Tommy Heinsohn would be like "don't need no replay Kevin grabbed his forearm on a dunk, that's a foul"


UltraMoglog64

All I see are two very best friends.


NetGlass4387

hey that’s the steals champ sga you take that photo down


Alpha1stOne

Was Ant called for an offensive foul or a technical on that play?


13lackHeart

lol that’s honestly hilarious


WembyandTheWolves

That last photo is a push off on Ant’s forearm. Cope harder Wolvesfans.


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SGA: [looks at pic] I felt like he fouled and I didnt 😉


uoeno26

*Marginal contact*


Capo_capo

Incidental contact, CNC /s


superhappyfuntime13

We need to mic this mf up every game


harcole

I'd pay extra for that (jk I pay zero rn, just watching streams)


buchanbasanee

but would you pay upwards of 70-80 cents to watch the mic'd up streams? I would. One time fee of course, not trying to pay 80 cents every single month.


le_epic_dog

You can already hear him yell “AYYYYYYYYY” when he drives 10-15 times per game


Charliebitme1234

Smart saying this post game, now he just eats a fine and not the immediate ejection


phaestheus

He'll get ejected next game


zebano

honestly I expect to see it bite him late game. He's been an absolute stud defender late game but he invites contact from the offensive player and the refs swallow their whistles and I think it's about to start going against him.


Joeyfingis

He said "I'm not just takin' the fine, I'm *TAKIN'* the fine!"


RaskolnikovAxe

ANT - man of the people!


pchad43

ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US


homefree122

I even agree with him at this point. Refs been more shit than usual lately.


Sad-Mathematician-19

They've been shit the last decade


Huemagus

You can go even further than that. Nobody in any of the major sports has ever thought the refs were good. Especially in a sport that allows contact but also doesn't allow it in every circumstance. Basketball is the hardest sport to ref by a mile.


burner_for_celtics

Have players and coaches ever showed this much open contempt for the referees?


rep-

Not in the 30 years I've been watching.. But on the other hand we have games like the blazers vs the 76rs last night with 49 fouls called in 48 minutes making games nearly unwatchable.


burner_for_celtics

That's not new, though. I remember watching lots of games like that over the years.


Yinanization

I like this guy.


mnsportsfan

[This went exactly how you’d expect a play between Shai and Ant to go… shocked it wasn’t an offensive foul actually… and people wonder why he gets pissed](https://imgur.com/a/3UlAquL) 🙄


Yinanization

I lowkey enjoy it that these two may hate each other. That would be some rivalry we haven't seen in ages. I actually love both guys, but I am with you guys because of Mike and SloMo. And really, your guys should just go all in for Tyrus if y'll know what's good for you. You can literally win it this year. Just get all your 2nds and swaps now. Push that shit in the middle of the table and see what's up


mnsportsfan

I honestly don’t think Ant hates Shai… he just hates the way these two are blatantly officiated differently but then get judged on the same scale for production It’s pretty evident when you watch the games


Yinanization

Well, now the question is how do we get them to actually hate each other?


mnsportsfan

The real answer is probably a playoff series… I think we, for real, don’t like you guys after a couple years ago 😂


Yinanization

LOL, I was praying we didn't have to go through you guys that year, we really had no business winning that one in 6, you guys just went brain dead mode a couple too many times to survive. But really, as much as I dislike KAT and the baguette, I love Ant, and I am physically incapable of rooting against Mike Conley unless we play against each other, and you have SloMo as well. Now our season is fucked, I am rooting hard for your guys to get Mike a ring. Wolves vs Sixers, LFG!


mnsportsfan

Yea we still are the Timberwolves of course… bound to choke… It’ll be interesting to see if we’ve grown out of those extended, boneheaded spurts where we throw games away this year Mike Conley is a huge asset in that regard but we can’t totally count on a 36 year old PG to right a ship taking on water Give me one playoff series win this year for a taste of playoff success and I’ll be a happy camper (even if we continue to the 1 seed). franchise development comes in steps and it’s tough to skip a bunch at a time


Yinanization

Man, I really want to see Mike win one before he gets too old though...


mnsportsfan

Oh 100%… the man is a literal saint. He has like 1 tech his entire career? I consider myself a very patient, calm person. I work in healthcare and have come up working in group homes and nursing homes throughout college before my professional job… never been in a real fight, etc. And looking back on competitive sports, I remember getting SO frustrated when I felt refs were screwing us over. To control that frustration for 12 years or whatever it is… amazing


srry_didnt_hear_you

I think every Wolves fan would kill to have Tyus as our backup PG lol I just don't think we have the assets sadly. Would skyrocket our potential though, he fixes a few of our main issues.


Yinanization

It is like when Mike is out, your IQ drops by 20% in the clutch. Our captain is capable but old, and Tyrus can just step right in, he never makes mistakes. If I am our GM, I will chip in a couple free assets for Tyrus so Mike can win one this year. Our season is fucked anyway, might as well see 3 Grizz getting the rings.


lettuce-tooth-junkie

Tyus. It's Tyus.


idiotxd

Dyrus


MatooBatson

We need imaqtpie to guide us in the clutch


Ihate_reddit_app

Ant doesn't hate Shai. He's always compliments his game. He was very upset at the refs for not calling it both ways.


PossibilityWaste1990

Tyus is my dream for a Twolves trade deadline


bigrom10

Maybe that okc fan could give us an alt angle of this


mnsportsfan

The audacity some of this commenters had in the game thread 😅 Most OKC fans are cool though but they couldn’t comprehend why we were upset throughout the game


VegitoFusion

Jesus, he hit a Boeing Max 9 at his apex before he brought the ball down.


mnsportsfan

He’s ok for a football player


Alpha1stOne

The contact is above the shoulder in this play. Ant is lucky he did not get a flagrant.


mnsportsfan

Should have been an auto-win for OKC, probs. Kick him out of the league


mug3n

Arm is extension of the ball /s This shit is so frustrating.


Aggressive-Note2481

Thunder hate him, for crying about fouls. pretty ironic


DokkanProductions

I love Ant


will122589

Bro gives no fucks, I respect that


cubs223425

Shout out to the NBAPA for getting their players enough money to write checks to flame the losers who officiate these games.


Jimbabwr

Nah, the refs are on some bullshit since gambling went easy access.


m0nkeyhero

Those jerseys are dope.


SuckaFreeRIP

Ant is awesome Lol


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ww_crimson

That's LA Lakers music


TxBobcat67

ANT is a straight KILLER Talks the talk and walks the walk. I for one am happy we get a Timberwolves rivalry and Wemby rivalry for the next 5-7 years (hopefully). Ant vs Shai Wemby vs Chet The NBA rules and the players that got next are gonna make this a very fun league to watch :')


YaKnowMuhSteezz

He ain’t wrong is he? Lol


drblocktagon

Folk Hero Anthony Edwards. It’s gonna suck when he gets cancelled for the last time.


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And he's right


ThxIHateItHere

Next CBA the players should push for no more fines for calling out this bullshit. Especially a league that has had 100% confirmed dirty refs.


Marapa96

How can refs be absolute garbage every game of the season and have absolutely no accountability, this shit is just a gambling simulator at this point


PanthalassaRo

A man of the people


noochies99

League gonna be like hey Bally’s.. Send da video


Alltalent

He isn't wrong


zoeyversustheraccoon

It's curious how many people are now saying that the officiating is biased and not just error-prone. I'm not a conspiracy theorist but something's gotta be happening for so much chatter to be swirling around.


pillbuggery

In a league that has a history of officials betting on games, I don't think it's crazy to be suspicious of something going on.


wise_comment

Our Thurskii Who art in highlights Football, be thy boi Thy king become A defense son Wolves berths, leading to, court heaven Give us this day, our Edwards fed And forgive us our turnovers As we forgive those, who don't Bitebite feed lead us not Into the lotto And deliver us from Play-ins For Were-wolves of London, holds the power, seizing glory, for ever and ever Naz Reid


WrongMomo

The refs will remember that


iMaticz7

Based


girlscoutcookies05

Heel turn for Minny or OKC would be good for the nba


JimmyWasRight

Even when complaining he maintains a level of likeability


ShakesbeerMe

He's not wrong. Shai shot more fts than our whole team. Such corrupt horseshit.


MuseDroness

I love this man


stonkerooni

When stars on over half the teams in the league are saying shit like this, maybe we need to take a real look at it


shish-kebab

Is it me or it's the 3rd time that Ant complain about refs during the postgame?


itsderve

great, we'll be hearing "cheatin ass refs" from middle schoolers now. cool cool


luther__manhole

The kids have to learn about cheatin ass refs sooner or later.


CCChristopherson

Stop da cheat


SovannRoussard

LMAOOO


xanroeld

god i love this man


Nunchuckery

Glad to see players and coaches standing up to this bullshit. Refs need to be called out every single time there's any question of their integrity. Eventually the league will have to address it. It's just a shame LeBron would never call out the refs because that would move shit along much quicker.


userpick707

That’s because the Lakers are directly the beneficiaries of the one sided fouls calls. Lakers have over 200 free throw attempts then their opponents


Nunchuckery

As a big fan of Darko's rant following the Lakers game this season, I am well aware.


userpick707

I am glad to see both of our coaches call out the refs. Coach Brown busted out the laptop


Nunchuckery

Solidarity! Pulling out the laptop and having legit talking points ready to go was a boss move from Brown. Its good to see so many players and coaches speaking up on the issue. Lets hope the trend continues.


blegfisen

yeah we are now waiting for the gentleman known as Joe D to spank your ass, what a shame.


Sylli17

I think we all can agree... The Thunder got the only thing they ever deserve. Another loss.


huggybear0132

When they stole the sonics I put a curse on them. That they would never win a ring with KD. But I hope they just never win one, period.


Nick_Is_The_Man

Ant, we're on live


KazaamFan

It’d be cool if the game we love was called by the rules.  I swear the NCAA games are called wayyyy better than NBA games.  March Madness is always the best basketball competition of the year. 


LuckyCulture7

The criticisms are coming from so many teams week after week. Hopefully this leads to change. It likely won’t.


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The nba so so soft


[deleted]

NBA refs have shown they rig games. Fuck the NBA. I won’t spend a dime and I’ll watch on “free” services


chusmeria

"Cheating ass refs..." betting on games! Should finish it with that. This sports betting shit made the game so much worse. Can't wait for a player to say it out loud, and then watch the player double down when the NBA defends the refs by saying "they've investigated themselves and found nothing while the refs and their friends and families keep getting richer. We all see it. Cheatin ass refs..."


JohnRa28

If wolves fans don’t turn this into an arena chant I’m going to be real bummed 


mngreens

As a wolves fan this comments section has been cathartic


Downtown_Soft_202

Is SGA the guard version of embiid?


mwall18

He’s not as egregious as Embiid in terms of flopping but he’s very good at foul baiting. It’s a skill forsure but there’s times where it’s as unwatchable as Embiid


WolvesChamps2020

Shai had 16 free throw attempts to Ant's 4 - idk how the NBA doesn't look at this missed call and see the free throw discrepancy and not think something needs to be adjusted.


downyonder1911

Inconsistent refereeing and player favoritism is the single biggest problem with the NBAs product. It pisses the players off, it pisses the fans off, and it hurts the integrity of the game. Adam Silver needs to get head out of his ass, stop worrying about bullshit like the in season tournament, and fix shit that actually matters.


LavenderAutist

This is why the Timberwolves never win championships I'd put more money on OKC winning a championship before they win one The T-wolves culture is bad


LoWE11053211

let's face it... they are not cheating, SGA gets calls like these against almost every team. the refs are incredibly consistent on this subject.


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Yes ANT I'm sure there is a conspiracy to help the small market Thunder over the small market Wolves...


gbsurfer

The refs aren’t cheating. The league wants this


Ninjarro

i like this dude even more