NBA Star Punished Over Technical Error on Wheel of Fortune

Wheel of misfortune?

Minnesota Timberwolves player Karl-Anthony Towns and Black-ish star Anthony Anderson competed to raise money for their respective charities on the long running game show.

On tonight’s episode of #CelebrityWheelOfFortune (@celebritywof) on @ABCNetwork, @ReallyMarcia, cancer survivor and SU2C Ambassador, is spinning her luck and competing alongside @KarlTowns and @AnthonyAnderson for a chance to win $1M for #StandUpToCancer! pic.twitter.com/s2V60j8WVp

— Stand Up To Cancer (@SU2C) January 9, 2022

During one particular three-word “Before and After” puzzle, the Big KAT accidentally repeated a word while attempting to solve, saying, “Martin Short, Short Circuit.”

The technically incorrect answer received a buzzer, and Anderson was quick to demand a turn at the now-obvious puzzle.

Anderson correctly answered, “Martin Short Circuit.”

Host Pat Sajak explained the verdict to Towns, saying, “We have to go by the rules here. You understand that, being in the NBA as you are, where the refs never miss a call.”

#CelebrityWheelOfFortune Oh no!! We CAN'T DO THAT AGAIN!!!! NO WAY!!!
"MARTIN SHORT–SHORT CIRCUIT"? NO! WE CAN'T!!!
This has happened so many times by human beings: Black, White, and everyone in between. So I ask again. Will you end this rule please?

— oneofmanygrooms (@Oneofmanygrooms) January 10, 2022

Yall. This damn #CelebrityWheelOfFortune is stressing me out. That damn MARTIN SHORT CIRCUIT almost sent me outta here. @anthonyanderson you definitely got lucky on that one! Whew lawd! pic.twitter.com/1YPBkIQISH

— Joe Carroll (@JoeRunsThis) January 10, 2022

It wasn’t all bad for Towns, he did manage to raise $30,000 for the Vera Institute of Justice. Plus he dropped 40 on the same night the show aired.

Dropped 40 and made it look easy.

That's #NBAAllStar stuff. @KarlTowns pic.twitter.com/IcSZpV0zu9

— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) January 10, 2022

Karl-Anthony Towns is playing right now at Toyota Center AND on Celebrity Wheel of Fortune tonight? Now way the #Rockets stop him

— Nick Swanson (@NickJSwanson) January 10, 2022

Nice work Big Kat!

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