NBA Player Throws Thermal Bag onto Court During Playoff Game: What Happens Next?

An NBA player threw a thermal bag onto the court in the middle of a game

The Minnesota Timberwolves struck again and for the second consecutive game, and as visitors, they beat the Denver Nuggets, current NBA champions. In one of the series for the Western Conference semifinals, the Minneapolis team won 106-80 to take a 2-0 lead in the playoff tie.

Beyond the great victory of the Wolves, with the stellar performances of their two figures Karl-Anthony Towns and Anthony Edwards, authors of 27 points each, who captured the attention of the duel that was played at the Ball Arena in Colorado It was Jamal Murray. The Nuggets star carried out an unsportsmanlike action during the match that generated all kinds of comments in the NBA.

With 4:41 left in the second quarter, and with the score 49-30 in favor of Minnesota, the Denver guard was sitting on the bench when, in the middle of his rival’s offensive action, he threw a thermal bag at the ground when Kyle Anderson passed the ball to Towns for him to finish under the basket. After seeing an object fall to the ground, home guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope picked up the pad, threw it to the sideline and the game continued without any penalty from the referees.

Once the game ended, one of the protagonists who complained was the Wolves coach. “We tried to convince (the referees) that there probably aren’t many fans in the building who have a heat pocket, so they probably had to come from the bench, which made sense to them,” Chris Finch said at a news conference. press.

“I’m sure it was a mistake and an oversight and nothing intentional on the part of the referee, but I certainly can’t allow that to happen,” added the coach, while commenting that what Murray did of throwing an object during an action of his team was “unforgivable” and “dangerous.”

Jamal Murray threw a thermal bag onto the field in the middle of the duel between Denver and Minnesota |

What was the view of the referees? In the report made public by the NBA on the decisions of the shortlist, judge Marc Davis was forceful. “I was the head referee and I didn’t realize he was on the ground or where he was coming from until (Karl-Anthony) Towns noticed it,” he said when asked by Denver Gazette journalist Vinny Benedetto.

When asked what the sanction would have been if any of the referees had seen that it was a player who threw an object onto the field in the middle of the game, Davis replied: “We didn’t know it came from the bench. If we had known it came from the bank, we could have reviewed it under the hostile action trigger. The penalty would have been a technical foul,” he explained.

Why wouldn’t Murray have been ejected for throwing a bag onto the field? “For the player to be expelled, it should be determined that the attempted attack was on purpose,” he concluded in his analysis of the case. In this way, the next few hours will be important to determine if the NBA will sanction the Nuggets point guard. Keep in mind that the third game of the series, which will move to Minnesota, will be played next Friday at the Target Center.

“I’m not even aware of that,” said Michael Malone about the incident that involved one of his figures. “I can’t really comment. But if that’s the case, we’ll have to see what happens. I wasn’t aware of that. “I knew there was a thermal bag on the floor, but it was not in my field of vision,” he added.

Jamal Murray could not hide his frustration over his and his team’s poor performance in his statistics: in the 36 minutes he was on the court, he scored only 8 points. The fall for Denver puts them on the ropes, as they will have to overcome a 0-2 deficit at the start of the series, which will now have the Timberwolves with the home field advantage. Game 3 and 4 will take place in Minnesota. So far, Edwards’ team is undefeated so far in the postseason with a record of 6-0 after winning the first series against the Phoenix Suns 4-0.

2024-05-07 15:45:45
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