Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards took his trash talk too far during Saturday's win over the Los Angeles Lakers. Edwards was fined $50,000 by the NBA on Tuesday for "directing inappropriate language and making an obscene gesture toward a fan," the league announced.

Anthony Edwards wasn’t backing down in Game 1 of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ highly anticipated series vs. the Los Angeles Lakers. The Timberwolves’ vocal leader was seen getting into it with a group of fans on the sidelines in an exchange that has now gone viral on social media.

The 23-year-old superstar's evolution has included leading the locker room, as he showed in Game 1 against the Lakers.