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Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert was suspended one game without pay - (NBA - photo)

Kon Knueppel seems to be the cherry on top of the Charlotte Hornets 2025 draft with the 4th overall choice. The 1st year man is in contention for the Rookie of the Year Award - (NBA photo) Charlotte Hornets Powering Up

Former Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson is the key factor of four of our NR TOP 10 HISTORY stories for this edition - (NBA - photo) NR TOP 10 History

Charles Barkley was a member of the 1992 USA Olympic Dream team BUT… he was never a member of an NBA title winning team ALL TIME NBA NEVER WON-NA TITLE TEAM

Los Angeles Lakers Magic Johnson and Boston Celtics Larry Bird in Game two of the 1985 NBA Finals at Boston Garden Date 30 May 1985 - Steve Lipofsky www.Basketballphoto.com ALL TIME NBA 1st TEAM - BREAKING IT DOWN

Back for popular demand, the NBA's BAD BOYS. Players are fined for bad behavior or going against the rules. When you add it up a now new normal $50 million a season salary, a super star player can be out more than six hundred thousand dollars per game. Can that be a factor to be on good behavior? - THIS DAY IN THE NBA

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Tuesday March 3, 2026

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Grizzlies' Scotty Pippen Jr. and Heat's Myron Gardner fined

February 23, 2026

Memphis Grizzlies guard Scotty Pippen Jr. and Miami Heat forward Myron Gardner have each been fined $35,000 for their roles in an on-court altercation, it was announced today by James Jones, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations.

With 1:55 remaining in the fourth quarter of the Heat's 136-120 victory over the Grizzlies on Feb. 21 at Kaseya Center, Gardner initiated the incident by bumping Pippen from behind, causing Pippen to fall to the floor. Pippen further escalated the altercation by forcefully shoving Gardner in response. Both players were assessed technical fouls and ejected from the game.

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Timberwolves' Rudy Gobert suspended Magic's Desmond Bane fined

February 26, 2026 NEW YORK

Orlando Magic guard Desmond Bane has been fined $25,000 for throwing the game ball with force into the spectator stands, it was announced today by James Jones, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations.

The incident occurred at the conclusion of the Magic's 110-109 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena on Feb. 24.

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Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards fined

February 26, 2026 NEW YORK

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards has been fined $25,000 for throwing the game ball with force into the spectator stands, it was announced today by James Jones, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations.

The incident occurred at halftime of the Timberwolves’ 124-121 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers at Moda Center on Feb. 24.

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February 21, 2026 NEW YORK

Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert has been suspended one game without pay:

For accruing his seventh Flagrant Foul point of the 2025-26 regular season, it was announced today by James Jones, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations.

Gobert, who entered Friday’s game with six Flagrant Foul points, received a Flagrant Foul 1 with :29.8 remaining in the second quarter of the Timberwolves’ 122-111 victory over the Dallas Mavericks at Target Center.

Gobert will serve his suspension tomorrow when the Timberwolves host the Philadelphia 76ers at Target Center.

The NBA’s regular season Flagrant Foul point system appears below:

If the player’s regular season total exceeds 5 points, he will receive an automatic suspension following the game in which his point total exceeds 5 points and for each additional Flagrant Foul committed during that regular season, as follows:

Player at 4 points commits a Flagrant Foul 2: Automatic 1-game suspension

Player at 5 or 6 points commits a Flagrant Foul 1: Automatic 1-game suspension

Player at 5 or 6 points commits a Flagrant Foul 2: Automatic 2-game suspension

Player at 7 points or more commits a Flagrant Foul 1 or 2: Automatic 2-game suspension

THIS DAY IN THE NBA

March 3, 1985 Kevin McHale of the Celtics connected on 22-of-28 field goal attempts and scored a team-record 56 points in a 138-129 victory over Detroit at Boston Garden. Nine days later against Atlanta, Larry Bird set a new Celtics single-game scoring record by hitting for 60 points.

March 3, 1986 Mark Aguirre of the Mavericks scored 42 points, giving him back-to-back games of 40-plus points, as he led Dallas to a 139-138 double-overtime win over Phoenix.

March 3, 1995 Phoenix forward A.C. Green moved past former NBA great Dolph Schayes and into third place on the all-time consecutive games played list, with 707, after playing 38 minutes and scoring 13 points in the Suns’ 122-118 overtime win over visiting Seattle.

March 3, 1999 Milwaukee’s Dell Curry reached 1,000 three-pointers made in a 106-78 win over the Golden State Warriors.

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