T-Wolves' Anthony Edwards Eligible to Play vs. Jazz After NBA Rescinds Technical Foul

The NBA has rescinded Anthony Edwards' technical foul from Friday night's game against the Brooklyn Nets, it announced on Saturday.

Edwards initially received the technical after disputing a call in the second quarter of Minnesota's 117-91 win over the Brooklyn Nets. It represented his 18th technical foul of the season, which would have prevented him from playing against the Utah Jazz on Sunday.

Now, Edwards is expected to be available for a game that the Timberwolves must win in order to clinch a top-six seed in the playoff bracket.

Despite the rescinded technical, Edwards still leads the league with 17 technical fouls this season.

Under NBA rules, a player racking up 16 technical fouls results in a one-game suspension. Another one-game suspension is added with each two additional technical fouls recorded.

Edwards previously served a one-game suspension for reaching 16 technicals against Utah on Feb. 28. Minnesota lost by the final score of 117-116.

The three-time All-Star initially received his 18th technical foul for disagreeing with official Ray Acosta after he was whistled for a personal foul on Nets guard Keon Johnson, raising his arms in disbelief.

"I'm praying they rescind it," Edwards said after the game, per the Associated Press (h/t ESPN). "I don't feel like it should've been a tech, but me and Ray got a good relationship. We talked it out after the fact. But I don't think I deserved a tech for just that little gesture."

Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch also disagreed with call.

"I did not really get a good or clear explanation of why the technical occurred. It didn't seem like there was anything egregious or overly demonstrative," Finch said, via ESPN.

Now, Edwards will be available for a crucial game against the Jazz. Minnesota currently sits at No. 7 in the crowded Western Conference standings with a 48-33 record, looking to clinch a fourth consecutive playoff berth.

The Timberwolves can finish as high as No. 4 in the West following Sunday's action, but they can also drop to No. 8 and would need to win a play-in tournament game to secure a playoff spot.