Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry was fined $25,000 for throwing his mouthguard into the stands in their 122-120 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday, which led to his ejection from the game, the NBA announced on Friday night.
Curry was ejected with just 73 seconds left in Wednesday's game at the Chase Center after he got mad at teammate Jordan Poole. Curry wanted to attempt a shot from the logo and signaled to Poole that he was open, but Poole opted to shoot himself instead. Poole missed the shot, and Curry snapped a bit as he ran down the court to get back on defense.
Curry ripped his mouthguard out and threw it into the stands — which prompted a quick ejection.
Curry had 34 points and shot 10-of-19 from the field in 35 minutes before he was ejected. Curry has averaged 29.3 points, 6.2 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game this season.
"It was a crucial time in the game, and the way that our season has gone, questions about a heightened sense of urgency ... when you want something really bad ... I reacted in a way that put myself out of the game and put the team in a tough place," Curry said after the win, <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/35529324/warriors-battle-back-stephen-curry-tossed-throwing-mouthpiece"><ins>via ESPN</ins></a>.
Poole didn’t seem to realize why Curry was so upset with him in the immediate aftermath of the game, but the two of them seemed perfectly fine in the tunnel.