While Kerr made sure to point out that the officiating wasn’t the reason they lost the game, it’s extremely questionable for him to endorse Curry throwing his mouthpiece, especially when it ended up hitting a fan.
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Warriors coach Steve Kerr may also face penalties after criticizing officials and saying that he “was happy” with Curry’s reaction.
The Warriors slumped to a 115-101 loss on Thursday despite Curry scoring 30 points, as Cleveland levelled the series at 3-3 to set up a decisive final Game Seven in Oakland.
Tossing his mouthpiece – the first act that led to him getting tossed from the game – will cost Stephen Curry $25,000. The incident, which resulted in a technical foul and subsequent ejection for Curry, occurred with 4:22 remaining in the fourth quarter at Quicken Loans Arena.
The two-time NBA MVP winner’s wife began her night on a sour note. The reigning MVP told reporters he apologized to the fan for the errant throw.
But her claim Thursday night after her husband was ejected from Game 6 of the NBA Finals that the league is “absolutely rigged for money” is hard to take seriously when you consider the source.
“I’ve thrown my mouthpiece before”. “I went over and apologized to him, because I was obviously not where I was trying to take my frustration out”.
Ayesha Curry later apologised for the tweet, saying it was a rush of blood brought on partly by the treatment of her father earlier in the night. What?’ I was just cheering, being a fan. You know, those guys have home-court advantage over me. “He was good about it”.
During the press conference, Coach Kerr stood up for Curry.
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“Those three of the six fouls were incredibly inappropriate calls for anybody, much less the MVP of the league”.
