Cavs’ Isaiah Thomas Fined For Karate-Chopping Andrew Wiggins’ Throat

Isaiah Thomas likely will think twice before busting out his karate moves on an NBA court again.

The NBA on Wednesday fined the Cleveland Cavaliers guard $20,000 for “striking Minnesota Timberwolves forward Andrew Wiggins above the shoulders.” That’s definitely a light way of describing the play, which occurred during the Cavs’ 127-99 loss to the Wolves on Monday.

Here’s the incident:

Thomas was assessed a Flagrant Foul 2 and ejected for the vicious clothesline.

What do you think?  Leave a comment.

Considering how bad the 28-year-old Thomas wants a big contract, he can ill afford to lose money because of dumb plays like this.

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Plymouth State/Boston University product from Wolfeboro, NH, who now is based in Rhode Island. Have worked at NESN since 2016, covering the Patriots since 2021. Might chat your ear off about Disney World, Halo 2, and Lord of the Rings.