Over the course of the past two NBA seasons, Steph Curry has developed a reputation for being pretty cool under the collar. As this NBA season draws to a close, however, Curry has shown signs of being rattled down the stretch. On Thursday night, as LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers were on their way to a second straight win to force a decisive Game Seven for all the marbles, Curry became unhinged as he was ejected from the game.
Curry was tossed from the game after picking up his sixth foul with a little under four and a half minutes to play in the fourth quarter, as the Cavs were pulling away after a bit of a rally by the defending NBA champs. That was when Curry let the emotions get the bets of him. Curry tossed his mouth guard into the stands, hitting a fan in the process.
It turns out the fan was the son of the Cavs’ minority owner:
Steph Curry’s mouthpiece hit Andrew Forbes, son of Cavs minority owner Nate Forbes, on the shoulder. Curry apologized.
— Jason Lloyd (@JasonLloydABJ) June 17, 2016
The tossing of that equipment resulted in a technical foul. After voicing his displeasure with the official, Curry walked over to the fans sitting courtside to apologize and looked to have a brief laugh with them and perhaps even Cleveland head coach Tyronn Lue.
As Curry made his way to the locker room, his wife fired up her Twitter machine to voice her displeasure with the call. Needless to say, she was not real happy about it. She did delete the tweet, but nothing ever escapes the Twittersphere for good. Here is a screenshot of the tweet, suggesting the NBA rigged the game.
Before the game, Ayesha was already fed up with her experience in Cleveland. On Twitter, she shared her story as the bus transporting family members of the Warriors were stranded on the bus and not being allowed in.
10 mins til game time and the whole teams families are sitting here on a bus. They won't let us in yet. Interesting tactic though. Again.
— Ayesha Curry (@ayeshacurry) June 17, 2016
Views from the bus… pic.twitter.com/lHz3u4gAQA
— Ayesha Curry (@ayeshacurry) June 17, 2016
After the game, Golden State head coach Steve Kerr defended his star player, saying he should have thrown his mouth guard.
Kerr on Curry: "I'm happy he threw his mouthpiece. He should be upset."
— Marcus Thompson II (@ThompsonScribe) June 17, 2016
Kerr obviously is here to get fined and defend his guy. Calls the officials out by name. Says he's fine with Steph throwing his mouthpiece.
— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) June 17, 2016
https://twitter.com/PeterBurnsESPN/status/743658323304644608
While Kerr may have been upset with some of the officiating, he refrained from blaming the loss solely on the refs.
Kerr says three of Curry's fouls were "absolutely ridiculous." But says Cavs outplayed GSW and "deserved to win."
— Howard Beck (@HowardBeck) June 17, 2016
So the NBA season reaches the last possible game, and Curry will be looking to shrug off a rough night in Game 6 and help the Warriors bounce back from two double-digit losses. It’s all or nothing now. Curry needs to get in rhythm early in order to slow down the momentum James and the Cavs have established this week.
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