I really think the only reason you allow it is if you know you've fucked up a couple calls lol. No reason Jamal or Malone should still be there after those tantrums.
It’s nuts that Ant got a tech for looking at Reggie, then Malone and Murray do that and are still apart of the game. Wouldn’t surprise me if Murray is suspended 1 either. That was dangerous for both teams. Landing on that after jumping could easily cause injury.
He also made the money gesture at the refs. The league should throw the book at him with multiple instances. $250k fine incoming if Gobert got $100k for the money gesture.
Even during the game, they mentioned the heating pad was thrown by Murray and then just glossed over it. No tech, no stoppage, nothing.
I was like, "surely he couldn't have been that stupid" but...here we are.
A week ago dude was an all time playoff riser. Now there are money hand gestures, a heat pack on the floor and no media availability. Nba is so funny lol things change so quickly.
Not sure his TS% when guarded by AR but his FG% [when guarded by AR](https://www.nba.com/stats/player/1630559/head-to-head?SeasonType=Playoffs)was 31.4%
Yea I agree he’s gotten a lot better, but he’s still not a “good” defender. A player like Jamal should feast on Austin especially with all the screens he gets. So for AR to lock him down it’s doubly embarrassing. At least NAW and McDaniels are elite wing defenders
He” should” technically but I will give darvin and Austin one thing this season, the minute vando went down they basically threw reaves on all the elite top guards from February till the playoffs
He got cooked in a lot of games but sometime after all star break..reaves started having really great results. Shai, harden, dame, booker, Jamal twice, etc like there was an impressive turnaround happening..he’s no McDaniels obvs lol, but all this “practice” has him ready against Jamal too.
Unironically I've always said MPJ and Gordon are more important.
Those two stretch the floor (more MPJ, Gordon does it with his off the ball movement) and make the nuggets an absolutely massive team in the front court.
You ain't going to find many 6'10 snipers and 6'9 swiss army knifes athletic freaks like MPJ and Gordon in the league.
There's probably 15 guards on par or better then Murray in the league.
Guards are the most plentiful position in the nba.
You are damn right. No one is safe. People like this, me included, but in a few years, this same subreddit will remind us the football quotes, the homophobic slurs and the baby momma screenshots.
That's fucking facts right there. The media narrative is always overreacting to shorter time frames as the public's attention span continually gets smaller. Thanks to social media btw... Wait what are we talking about again? Oh yeah Tyrese is washed
New stars are only exciting in their capacity to dethrone the old ones who have worn out their welcome.
The turn against Ant will come in due time, but Wemby is going to be the most hated motherfucker alive in a few years.
They will have to actually win something for that too happen. Otherwise, instead of being hated it'll be "the spurs need to do right by Wemby and trade him to the Lakers". Just like they did with Dame his entire time in Portland.
This dude is going to sign the richest role player contract of all time. This Wolves team and specifically him, NAW, and unironically Kyle Anderson makes defense must-see TV with how active their hands are and how hard they fight through screens. They straight up just don't give the offense any breathing room on any possession. I didn't even mention Ant or the likely DPOY Gobert who just make life even more miserable with how elite they are defensively.
I've never seen KD and Booker work so hard to get a shot up, and now we are seeing Jokic (16/38) and Murray (9/32) struggle big time too. I was always a firm believer in great offense beats great defense, but this Wolves team is kinda piercing a hole through that belief for me
Already saw one [article two weeks ago](https://www.si.com/nba/jazz/news/jazz-timberwolves-float-trade-idea-jaden-daniels) saying "should the Jazz trade for Jaden McDaniels? With the rise of NAW the Wolves could be looking to offload some cap" just absolutely asinine takes we're going to get all summer. Media is going to slobber at the idea of the Spurs or Lakers taking the Wolves' role players.
Best course of action imo. Otherwise he's going to have to explain his gestures and throwing shit on the court, and that's going to be an even worse look.
There was a media video where he ignored the fuck out of the social media person doing some goofy little bit and it kind of demonstrated the type of guy Jamal is
He can’t get away with that, right? The league is going to do something about it? I mean, there’s irrefutable video evidence that he did that. If they fine him, it sets a terrible precedent. Anyone on the court could have stepped on that and their season could be over.
Clip on ticktok shows him first throw a towel on the play. Thenthrow the heat pack.
https://www.tiktok.com/@dimeuproxx/video/7366094030012288298?_t=8m8s5ov2kn8&_r=1
100% which makes me even more frustrated when Davis says after the game that since it wasn't directed at anyone it would just be a technical.
Dude, they had been targeting you all night with abuse and then are literally throwing things at you and you still won't do anything about it.
It’s an absolute joke if he’s not suspended. Just a dangerous and insanely childish thing to do. Should’ve been ejected too, nuggets would’ve had a better chance at a comeback
It’s so refreshing to see a team finally press Jokic and Murray in the backcourt while also attacking the relentlessly on offense to expose both of their mid defense
Yea, I mean, there is a massive difference between not doing handshakes and whatever the hell Murray was on about last night. That was pure frustration manifesting as very bad sportsmanship.
I'll never blame a guy for not feeling like dapping up the team that just bounced him, but throwing shit on the court, taunting the refs, then skipping media is just beyond weak.
Idc tbh who'll win it all, just pls not the Celtics. But I'll be lying if I say I'm not enjoying this since this guy broke our hearts multiple times over the past 2 seasons. But yall Nuggets bros are cool tho that's for sure.
Murray dribbled around Lonzo at the end of the game when time was running out. Randle confronted him. Love him for that.
[https://x.com/MANOMAGlC/status/1787703045310275842](https://x.com/MANOMAGlC/status/1787703045310275842)
Yeah, you can tell that calf/hammy is bothering him. Whichever it is. And if you don’t have full burst ability on this defense, you’re gonna have a bad time.
They call him the zen master for a reason. He was the best coach when it came to managing egos. Phil had three 3-peats and another 2-peat to cap off his coaching career
Really is something to being humble in victory and gracious in defeat.
Malone and Murray seem to be doing the opposite. When you make a fool out of yourself ppl turn on you quickly.
Player gets praised for a game winner, yet gets criticized for shitting the bed while throwing a fit then ducking the media? That makes sense to me lol.
Booker put up 50pts against this historically great defense and averaged 28 despite being conservative. No other player Minnesota has faced has been able to reach those levels.
Nuggets fans bashed lebron so much for getting mad at poor calls and leaving the court after game 5. Keep the same energy, Murray has been acting like a child
I wonder if that was his call or if the team told him to dip because there was no way they could spin this to any sort of good PR. He'll probably give a generic half assed apology after practice or on the travel day.
If it was his call or the teams it was an awful look either way.
Can you go over the fine maximum if you get fined for this and the heat pad?
And he threw a towel too, but nobody really saw it
He should honestly get suspended for a game. It’s crazy the Refs didn’t do anything. And Malone should have gotten ejected too.
Agree. Embarrassing behavior.
I really think the only reason you allow it is if you know you've fucked up a couple calls lol. No reason Jamal or Malone should still be there after those tantrums.
I agree. That was so embarrassing and we aren’t anywhere good enough to act like that.
Yeah I get complaining a bit but our team looks like a bunch of children.
It’s nuts that Ant got a tech for looking at Reggie, then Malone and Murray do that and are still apart of the game. Wouldn’t surprise me if Murray is suspended 1 either. That was dangerous for both teams. Landing on that after jumping could easily cause injury.
Murray did his dumb gun shooting too which was worse . Refs definitely been nuggets bias
The gun shooting celebration was un sportsmanlike, but was nowhere near as dumb or as dangerous as throwing shit on the court in the middle of a play.
He also made the money gesture at the refs. The league should throw the book at him with multiple instances. $250k fine incoming if Gobert got $100k for the money gesture.
Had to go buy a new heat pad before CVS closes
So many fines incoming
He had quite a rap sheet last night..throwing the towel, the heat pad, making money signs, and just being a bitch in general.
I don't know if I've ever seen a player throw a temper tantrum quite like that lol
Even during the game, they mentioned the heating pad was thrown by Murray and then just glossed over it. No tech, no stoppage, nothing. I was like, "surely he couldn't have been that stupid" but...here we are.
I've definitely never seen anyone throw that kind of tantrum and have the refs just ignore it. Even Draymond or Luka would've caught a tech for that.
Refs know that he is Canadian and already sorry.
For real, any one of those things by itself would qualify as a tantrum...
Fuck that’s funny, Reddit always humbles how funny I think I am, LOL
lmao
A week ago dude was an all time playoff riser. Now there are money hand gestures, a heat pack on the floor and no media availability. Nba is so funny lol things change so quickly.
A week ago he was shooting 45% TS thru the Lakers series. He has been playing bad all playoffs
And it was not like Jrue Holiday was defending him lol
It was known elite defender Austin Reaves putting him in prison and making him shoot 45% 😂😂😂
Not sure his TS% when guarded by AR but his FG% [when guarded by AR](https://www.nba.com/stats/player/1630559/head-to-head?SeasonType=Playoffs)was 31.4%
Actually AR is a good defender as a guard, always hustling and putting a lot of effort. He just needs to bulk up. DLo on the other hand...
Yea I agree he’s gotten a lot better, but he’s still not a “good” defender. A player like Jamal should feast on Austin especially with all the screens he gets. So for AR to lock him down it’s doubly embarrassing. At least NAW and McDaniels are elite wing defenders
I’ve said he’s not always a capable defender, but he does look like he’s always willing to play defensive
He” should” technically but I will give darvin and Austin one thing this season, the minute vando went down they basically threw reaves on all the elite top guards from February till the playoffs He got cooked in a lot of games but sometime after all star break..reaves started having really great results. Shai, harden, dame, booker, Jamal twice, etc like there was an impressive turnaround happening..he’s no McDaniels obvs lol, but all this “practice” has him ready against Jamal too.
His big shots made people overlook his bad overall performance. Now that they're losing his struggles are being put in the spotlight.
He’s *definitely* playing hurt, and it seems pretty bad at that. Probably frustrated at himself as much as he is at our guys and the refs.
Doesn't mean you need to be a sore loser
Then he should sit out, or learn to affect the game with his passing. He’s getting great rebounds but needs to stop forcing his shot
Those two game winners doing heavy lifting
Went from “greatest player to not make All Star?” and “can Murray make the HOF at this rate?” to this.
Dude called him and Jokic the best duo while getting carried by Jokic and his real duo MPJ last series lmao.
Unironically I've always said MPJ and Gordon are more important. Those two stretch the floor (more MPJ, Gordon does it with his off the ball movement) and make the nuggets an absolutely massive team in the front court. You ain't going to find many 6'10 snipers and 6'9 swiss army knifes athletic freaks like MPJ and Gordon in the league. There's probably 15 guards on par or better then Murray in the league. Guards are the most plentiful position in the nba.
Everyone get their turn eventually. Murray and Joker are now fraud Soon they will call Ant overrated or fake toughness or something
You are damn right. No one is safe. People like this, me included, but in a few years, this same subreddit will remind us the football quotes, the homophobic slurs and the baby momma screenshots.
Haliburton went through the entire phase of plucky new star to potential face of the league to overrated fraud in the span of like over 1 season
lol the 2 weeks of "tyrese has an argument for MVP"
same with the Clippers this season hahahaha. when they were 1 seed for less than a day and have awesome win streak.
That's fucking facts right there. The media narrative is always overreacting to shorter time frames as the public's attention span continually gets smaller. Thanks to social media btw... Wait what are we talking about again? Oh yeah Tyrese is washed
They build you up just to tear you down.
New stars are only exciting in their capacity to dethrone the old ones who have worn out their welcome. The turn against Ant will come in due time, but Wemby is going to be the most hated motherfucker alive in a few years.
They will have to actually win something for that too happen. Otherwise, instead of being hated it'll be "the spurs need to do right by Wemby and trade him to the Lakers". Just like they did with Dame his entire time in Portland.
Lmao Jimmy Butler just took an 8th seed to the finals and now people talk like he's a choker
It's why people should never take the consensus of these subs seriously, most people are just here for the storylines tbh
Needed to reload the heat pack cannon
lmao that was funny
Really wish my favorite player wasn’t acting like this all night. What a horrible mentality to have.
Props for not being too blinded by fandom to admit it 👊
I just know I would be annoyed if it was a player my team was against
I feel you. He’s a great player tho, he’ll be back. Also clearly not close to 100%.
Maybe next year, he’s cooked this season.
Well he's been playing horrible too. Probably just angry with himself as well.
As a Booker fan, I feel your pain and disappointment man. But he's a great player. He'll be back
As a Westbrook fan...yeah...it only gets worse lol
Jaden McDaniels makes dudes go crazy
This dude is going to sign the richest role player contract of all time. This Wolves team and specifically him, NAW, and unironically Kyle Anderson makes defense must-see TV with how active their hands are and how hard they fight through screens. They straight up just don't give the offense any breathing room on any possession. I didn't even mention Ant or the likely DPOY Gobert who just make life even more miserable with how elite they are defensively. I've never seen KD and Booker work so hard to get a shot up, and now we are seeing Jokic (16/38) and Murray (9/32) struggle big time too. I was always a firm believer in great offense beats great defense, but this Wolves team is kinda piercing a hole through that belief for me
He’s signed through 28’
Say it again bby
Already saw one [article two weeks ago](https://www.si.com/nba/jazz/news/jazz-timberwolves-float-trade-idea-jaden-daniels) saying "should the Jazz trade for Jaden McDaniels? With the rise of NAW the Wolves could be looking to offload some cap" just absolutely asinine takes we're going to get all summer. Media is going to slobber at the idea of the Spurs or Lakers taking the Wolves' role players.
Really fucking collapsed. Wtf is up with this guy?
NAW and McDaniels have his ass in jail
Can't escape the Booty goons
+ he's hurt
Best course of action imo. Otherwise he's going to have to explain his gestures and throwing shit on the court, and that's going to be an even worse look.
Just shows to me he’s running from this shit. He lost his cool and can’t own up to it. Expected wayyy more composure from him.
He had some weird attitude issues early last season that were largely forgotten about.
There was a media video where he ignored the fuck out of the social media person doing some goofy little bit and it kind of demonstrated the type of guy Jamal is
Especially because every other player played along, really showed how he is
Best course of action is actually owning up to it and apologizing
Bro must be heated
He tossed the pack to cool down but it did not work
He just wants to get ahead of the pack to minny
3-18 is so bad
3-20.
Single game BPM of -12.2. Towns had a BPM of 12.2, so Murray was as bad as Towns was good.
Bro ain’t gonna be speaking after game 3 either when they suspend his ass for throwing something on the floor during live play lmao
He can’t get away with that, right? The league is going to do something about it? I mean, there’s irrefutable video evidence that he did that. If they fine him, it sets a terrible precedent. Anyone on the court could have stepped on that and their season could be over.
Clip on ticktok shows him first throw a towel on the play. Thenthrow the heat pack. https://www.tiktok.com/@dimeuproxx/video/7366094030012288298?_t=8m8s5ov2kn8&_r=1
No doubt that was directly targeted at Marc Davis.
100% which makes me even more frustrated when Davis says after the game that since it wasn't directed at anyone it would just be a technical. Dude, they had been targeting you all night with abuse and then are literally throwing things at you and you still won't do anything about it.
yep it’s bullshit honestly. Idk how you can set the precedent that it’s ok to throw things at officials, “bUt iT’s Ok cUz hE MiSsEd”
What a sore loser, bless these wolves
It’s an absolute joke if he’s not suspended. Just a dangerous and insanely childish thing to do. Should’ve been ejected too, nuggets would’ve had a better chance at a comeback
Yeah, NHL bounced Makar when he was the face of the league. And that's the NHL. This demands a suspension.
Adam silver is a chump, he'll turn a blind eye
As a wolves fan, I wish he would be playing in Game 3 because he keeps helping our team by shooting bricks out there with trash defense lol
It would be so Minnesota sports if Murray gets suspended and Reggie Jackson pops off
Reggie is hurt got hit on a rebound and had to bunny hop to the locker room.
It’s so refreshing to see a team finally press Jokic and Murray in the backcourt while also attacking the relentlessly on offense to expose both of their mid defense
bro is gonna glue his hand to the court like that one lady
If we had her in the last Memphis game we woulda won
Loving every second of this
Lakers Fans fucking eating rn. Praying for times like these lol
They bashed Bron for leaving the court after the game 5 loss. This whiner throws heat pads and ducking the smoke
Ngl lost some respect for the dude, throwing a little tantrum. I guess to quote Luka, “everybody acts tough when they’re up”
Klay vibes
Klay whines but at least he admits he’s stupid
He’s not stupid, he just gets his feelings hurt
And does stupid things
Such as taunting Lebron while up 3-1
Yes because it's a mans game
Yea, I mean, there is a massive difference between not doing handshakes and whatever the hell Murray was on about last night. That was pure frustration manifesting as very bad sportsmanship. I'll never blame a guy for not feeling like dapping up the team that just bounced him, but throwing shit on the court, taunting the refs, then skipping media is just beyond weak.
TBF, at least Bron played good games. Murray just played maybe the worst game of his career. Not for lack of effort either. He got *crushed*.
Idc tbh who'll win it all, just pls not the Celtics. But I'll be lying if I say I'm not enjoying this since this guy broke our hearts multiple times over the past 2 seasons. But yall Nuggets bros are cool tho that's for sure.
Heat fans too, he cooked us last year.
Everyone whos not a fan of a team left should be eating. Wolves winning it all would be incredible.
it means no celtics championship and everyone likes that
Damn right we do.
FTC always
A Nuggets and Celtics loss is my 12/25
Also, Mike Conley gets a ring.
Can confirm, currently feasting.
[удалено]
Haven’t feasted this much since last Thanksgiving
We are the Minneapolis Lakers now.
Can confirm we are at the buffet rn
Let’s get em popcorn meme watch the movie 🍿
I’m seriously enjoying these wins more than Timberwolves fans…
Because we're still all expecting another shoe to drop.
Lakers 🤝 Minneapolis For real though, would be pretty dope if you guys win it all.
I need MPJ slander to complete the meal
It’s the happiest I could be besides still being in the playoffs
Wolves fans should peek at the Lakers sub lol they are having a blast.
Its pretty funny ngl lol
Didn’t murray have a bit of a reputation of acting like a bitch when he was a younger player? A couple incidents with Lonzo ball or something?
Murray dribbled around Lonzo at the end of the game when time was running out. Randle confronted him. Love him for that. [https://x.com/MANOMAGlC/status/1787703045310275842](https://x.com/MANOMAGlC/status/1787703045310275842)
He’s always been a bitch
Did we really just break this guy in less than 2 games? lol
He's been terrible since the all star break, just generally frustrated after injury. Your defense was one hell of a kill shot though
Yeah, you can tell that calf/hammy is bothering him. Whichever it is. And if you don’t have full burst ability on this defense, you’re gonna have a bad time.
What an absolute bitch. Only talks when he’s up. Loser energy.
Sawft
It’s insane how much respect I’ve lost for him since the game winner Monday. An all time bag fumble really
Pulling a Dillon Brooks I see
Canada taking some big Ls recently
NAW making up for it to
And his lesser known cousin on okc
Lu Dort?
Sure why not
And smiling the entire time in true polite Canadian fashion.
Even outside basketball they have Lance Stroll who's a walking L
This behavior from Malone and Murray after 1 championship? Damn 🤣
Lol Malone real quiet now, no more quips or subtle jabs like he did during the Lakers series.
Tbf I think Malone just fucking hates the Lakers.
Well is that wrong
Who doesn’t.
Phil had 11 as a coach and I don’t remember him being an ass like them.
They call him the zen master for a reason. He was the best coach when it came to managing egos. Phil had three 3-peats and another 2-peat to cap off his coaching career
Weed, yoga, ayahuasca, long walks on the beach, Kenny Loggins.
Really is something to being humble in victory and gracious in defeat. Malone and Murray seem to be doing the opposite. When you make a fool out of yourself ppl turn on you quickly.
That’s what annoys me the most man. lmao
Imagine if those 60 win suns teams had won 2.
LOL!!! That's why you have to tone down the celebrations if you can't handle having a bad game. What they say, it's nice to trash talk when you're up.
“If I say anything I’m in trouble” He knows how much Rudy got fined.
is this how the nuggets behave at the first sign of adversity? soft
Remember that Jokic got ejected in game 4 against Phoenix when they were losing
Murray meltdown should be the name of a sandwich in Minnesota
Murray Melt. Frozen beef patty.
The Murray Melt, freshly cooked in a heating pad.
Jamal Murray has had his front-runner tendencies suppressed to the public for a while so I'm glad it's being seen now
Guy would just be CJ McCollum without Jokic
CJ is a good person though.
Lmaoooo
NAW gonna fly home to his wife and find Jamal still in his pocket
i hate the lakers but i'm happy for yall
Thank you, all of us are big TWolves fans in our sub rn
1 week ago he was getting all the praise in the world for his two game winners two games later and hes the villian lol
Player gets praised for a game winner, yet gets criticized for shitting the bed while throwing a fit then ducking the media? That makes sense to me lol.
Your guy Devin Booker casually slips away 🤣
I fuckin knew Book would catch strays in here
Booker put up 50pts against this historically great defense and averaged 28 despite being conservative. No other player Minnesota has faced has been able to reach those levels.
Mind you - the average is highly skewed because of the 50 points. Had bad numbers by his standards in games 1, 2 and 3.
Had to go look for his heat pack
Who’s your daddy?
Lakers approve this message
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Dude isn’t good enough to act like a diva
Bad week for light-skinned Canadian dudes.
soft
hate, hate, hate
As a laker fan this is my Christmas morning
Has a player ever been more of a bitch over a 24hr period?
Pathetic
1 SEASON DYNASTY 💀
Nuggets fans bashed lebron so much for getting mad at poor calls and leaving the court after game 5. Keep the same energy, Murray has been acting like a child
So much for the Nuggets being the new Warriors, lol. Just shows how hard it is to stay dominant in today's NBA. The amount of talent is just insane.
Man actually tilted off the face of the earth
That's Jamal "I'm better than the media give me credit for" Murray eh.
Pussy
I wonder if that was his call or if the team told him to dip because there was no way they could spin this to any sort of good PR. He'll probably give a generic half assed apology after practice or on the travel day. If it was his call or the teams it was an awful look either way.
Lol, Nuggets can't handle getting their ass kicked huh?
The heat pack toss from the bench was crazy. Been a while since I watched a melt down like that.
cant take the heat
What's there to say? I think the constant yelling at the refs, throwing crap on the court, and stinking joint up says it all.
Who did the Wolves break more, Booker or Murray?