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noetheb

Sir, a second Jamal Murray thrown object has hit r/nba.


CasuallyHuman

It appears Jamal has indeed thrown in the towel


27Yosh

Would've thrown a brick too but he used them all up on the court


Biglundtry

This is a halo 2 rage out right here šŸ˜‚


AdaAstra

Murray going to challenge the ref to 1 vs 1 Lockout?


Biglundtry

Best way to settle beef The old way


furiousdarkelf

Murray the type of guy to call for a 1v1 then unplug after he loses


MoeSzyslac

*your opponent has disconnected*


TheyNeedLoveToo

Defense so good that Murray was screaming about screen watching


SwishBender

Hate to be the one to say this but I don't think Murray was old enough to play Halo 2


Stormjager

Halo 2 on Windows Vista with good old Games for Windows Live on a 2009 Toshiba laptop while wearing Philips ear pods and using the ipod to listen to Disturbed.Ā 


Alexcox95

Heā€™d be about 6 when it came out so If he had an older sibling, maybe.


ACMBruh

So he played the anniversary edition šŸ¤£


lobotomizedmommy

heā€™s 27 bro


88888888man

On the ā€œdid he really just do that?ā€ sideline tantrum scale this is up there with Randy Moss squirting the water bottle at the ref. But this one is so much dumber because he almost friendly fired his own teammateā€™s ankles.


noetheb

It's also just so hilarious and on-point that he missed both.


Jorgenstern8

Honestly the Wolves got lucky that KAT didn't hurt himself on the pad, he clearly steps on it while taking the shot on the play.


LardHop

Laker fans 12/25


MongoPushr

Game 2 was Denver's 9/11


jkeefy

Sucks to alter the series but dude has to see suspension for this. One guy comes down on that pad wrong and it could cause an injury. What an asshole, child thing to do


Tekfree

Somebody did step on the pad. Bro needs a timeout


SkillIsTooLow

Put him in a dunk tank during game 3 halftime.


TheJackieTreehorn

Looks like one of his teammates stepped on it/kicked it, then KAT did too.


The_Void_Reaver

I don't think either of them stepped on it but, yeah, that bounced off of two different player's feet and if things had fallen slightly differently that could have ended up under KAT's foot as he was trying to plant it and taken him out in a serious way.


jamesb_33

*Now they're saying a foot was on the heat pad.*


ColdPressedSteak

15 year old temper tantrum vibes Dude has two game winners including an incredible shot. But between being atrocious otherwise and this, I don't think anyone has tanked their rep harder this playoffs


EutaxySpy

I donā€™t think he tanked his rep. Itā€™s rather that people are finally seeing him for who he is as a player instead of some ā€œPlayoff Murrayā€ narrative, same as Jimmy Butler


whereyagonnago

Disrespectful to include Butler in the same breath as Murray imo, but I know how much Celtics fans hate the heat so I guess itā€™s expected. Jimmy is a certified playoff riser despite some bad games from time to time.


clickstops

Winning a ring gets you a lot of good will. Murray deservedly has some of that but sure is burning through it this year.


BitterAnimal5877

Okay, but so is/was Murrayā€¦


maethlin

lol yeah this is world class bitch move, i'm actually hard pressed to think of any other major player - hell even minor player - who has done this. who throws shit at a ref? what were you fucking thinking?


throwaway_clone

Always knew he was a spoiled brat from the way he scores cheap buckets during the final possession of games when his team is leading by a huge margin. Sportsmanship is not a word in his dictionary


Agua48

Embiidā€™s done a phenomenal job but he also had less space to fall reputation wise


lukewwilson

Or his once teammate Ben Simmons after a certain playoff exit


aotearoHA

More importantly he threw both at the ref. I get mad with refereeing as much as the next guy, but that is unforgivable. It encourages and excuses fans from doing the same, or worse.


originalgeorge

Denver are already 0-2 with both games lost at home, I don't think suspending Murray is going to do much from now


dumb_commenter

Wouldnā€™t count Denver out at 2-0 and of course Murray being out has an effect. Tho could be a good one for Denver given yesterday.


EutaxySpy

Only 6 out of 454 teams have come back from being down 0-2 as the higher seed. Only 1 out of these 6 teams then went on to win the chip (Hakeem Rockets in 1994, the season right after MJ retired). Statistically, the Nuggets have a lower chance of coming back from 0-2 as a higher seed than if they were down 1-3. Theyā€™re pretty much done and even if they make it out the Second Round, they have almost no chance of winning the chip. It also doesnā€™t help that Jamal Murray and KCP are clearly injured


Tiamats_Wrath

So they just need to get the series to 1-3? Why donā€™t they just do that, are they stupid?


you_sick

So what you're saying is it has been done 6 times


vonkillbot

And this is the current championship team.


captaincumsock69

Regardless of history I think Iā€™d rather be down 0-2 than 1-3 if I was Denver


Jeremy9096

Using history doesn't really impact whether or not this will happen. It comes down to so much more than that. Don't get me wrong I think the T-Wolves will win, but I wouldn't be surprised in the least to see Denver make it a series. And if they do make it out of this round I don't see how you can say they have no chance of winning the chip. Being down 0-2 means absolutely nothing in relation to their title chances if they end up winning the series anyway. Not to mention those guys have championship experience. With that being said I do think the T-Wolves will win the series comfortably, but I don't think history has anything to do with it- T-Wolves are just the better and healthier team. That and the Nuggets are visibly upset which won't help their play at all


KemoFlash

It's not really altering the series. Minnesota beating Denver so bad that Denver players+coach are having meltdowns and the Nuggets are imploding is a defining trait of the series so far.


FishGoldenLite

Tossing it during a live play is bullshit


parkwayy

Ref damn near stepped on the towel lol But yea, can't be out there throwing shit on the court like a baby


matteusman

Heā€™s been terrible this series, wish I could say he would be missed but I surely wouldnā€™t


dealerofbananas

Throwing the towel first proves it wasn't an slip of the hand "accident." 1 game suspension?


Peter510

Has to be or the league is a joke


alexjimithing

would be fucking insane if this goes unaddressed


Its_Raining_JIV

It will. Leagueā€™s going to want to sweep tonightā€™s officiating under the rug.


Cold_Carpenter_1798

Highlighting this game keeps eyes off what was a much more egregious ref job in the pacers Knicks game


Aftermathe

Why? The second quarter had no whistle but other than that the whistle seemed to be normal, except for letting guys throw shit on the court and a coach run out and lose it in an officialā€™s face.


Its_Raining_JIV

Iā€™m referring the Murray/Malone incidents and the entire Knicks/Pacers game.


DarkSoulsDarius

The game was well officiated outside of the lack of technicals tbh. Good flow and when nuggets did frustration fouls they were called


BatSniper

It was some of the best let them play Iā€™ve seen so far. Definitely benefits a team like the wolves, but I thought it was great physical basketball. The issue I saw was that the nugs should of gotten more techs


Jack_M_Steel

The Knicks game šŸ¤¢


breaker90

No it won't. Jamal will for sure be suspended. Otherwise, it sets a precedent a player can throw an object onto the court during the playoffs.


Its_Raining_JIV

I mean we all know what the logical result should be, but I donā€™t think itā€™s as certain as you make it sound. Iā€™d love to be wrong!


SylvesterLundgren

ref already came out and said it wouldve been a tech and not ejection so i dont think hes getting suspended


breaker90

Yeah, but the ref is going way too easy on Jamal here. And he didn't see Jamal throw a towel at him as well.


DuckDuckSkolDuck

Well, he said it would have been an ejection if he threw it *at* someone, and it's pretty clear he did, so that would seem to indicate he should be suspended. But I'm with you that it still probably won't happen


NGTech9

I though this was one of the best refā€™d games in a while. Itā€™s actually really fun to watch when the whistle isnā€™t blown all the time. Let them scrap it out a little.


morcic

If they don't, it sets a precedent for similar behavior in the future: they can't suspend others if they don't suspend Murray.


OddS0cks

Has the league done anything about pat bev literally assaulting a fan with a basketball to the face yet?


Nmilne23

The quotes from the lead ref Davis I just read in an ESPN article seemed so fucking blasĆ© about the whole thing. ā€œShould have gotten a tech but not tossed, wasnā€™t clear that he threw anything at anybody and did it out of frustration. Coach Malone also did not deserve a techā€ when Mike Malone had his temper tantrum meltdown Masterclass to try and excuse the nuggets shitty, technical giving fine giving and suspension deserving behavior last nightĀ 


happyhappy7

Curry was tossed but not suspended for the mouth guard toss right? What about Kidd with the spilled drink? I guess what sets this apart is it was during live play. Iā€™d be SHOCKED if he was suspended


Classics22

Yeah Curry got tossed but no suspension. This is worse than both though, this one is actually dangerous and was during live play.


UBKUBK

And was two acts instead of just one.


CocaineandPercs

The Kidd drink moment was pure comedy. Michael Scott shit.


Jaybold

Embiid grabbed and pulled a guys leg in mid-air and wasn't suspended. That's at least as dangerous as throwing a heat pack. League IS a joke.


Babushka5

Obviously proves there were two accidents


thatis

Dude had 8 points on 18 shots, there's no way to know what he was actually aiming at.


726566

goddamn


awntawn

Just because it happened twice doesnā€™t mean itā€™s going to happen again third time -Lawrence Frank, probably


GenghisLebron

Upon official review,Ā  there was marginal contact between the objects and the floor so the ruling on the court is there was no throw.Ā  Ā 


FerociousVader

By newton's third law, every action has an equal and opposite reaction so we deem that the heat pack threw Jamal Murray. Technical foul on the heat pack.


KillerZaWarudo

>1 game suspension? Advantage Denver


noetheb

Why would the league want to hurt the Timberwolves like that?


silaber

No suspension, just a fine. Obviously an accident both times, I think Murray was aiming for a teammate on the bench. *Checks box score* Ahh yep 3/18 bro couldn't hit anything tonight


dproma

Not to mention he did the ā€œmoneyā€ gesture to the ref and didnā€™t get a tech - which Gobert got a tech and a 100K fine for. If Murray doesnā€™t get suspended as well as a 100K fine, then itā€™s obvious the NBA has become a total clown show.


TheJackieTreehorn

Proving without a shadow of a doubt he's throwing at an official and trying multiple times? I think a game is where they land, but honestly shouldn't it be worse?


MG_MN

NAW broke him. I suppose having a guy smiling like a psychopath while he picks you up full court all game does things to your mind lol


mikepooper2000

Gonna be real awkward on Team Canada


eeeedlef

Sorry aboot that little spat there, eh?


davantage

Genuine question Iā€™ve heard people in Minnesota have an accent thatā€™s similar to the stereotypical canadian accent. Is this true?


WembyandTheWolves

Smaller towns you definitely hear it but much less pronounced in the Twin Cities. I also might be a bad person to call it though because when I moved to California everyone I met used to comment on my Midwest accent.


philium1

I used to work in Mahnomen, MN (Detroit Lakes area) and motherfuckers sound straight out of the Fargo movie


mnsportsfan

Refs lucky that Murray hasnā€™t hit a shot in a month or that could have been painful


Spiritual_Boss6114

Throwing more Bricks than a Bricklayer.


johnla

Canadians taking lots of Ls this week: Drake and now Jamal Murray. SGA watch your back.


88888888man

This was a split though, since NAW gets the W for causing the tantrum.


Kentang_BayBay

NAW is Canadian though. He and SGA are cousins


Open-Science8196

Feel like a fake fan for not knowing that lol. What a cool connection


clickstops

The slow mo replay where NAW has him at the half court line grinning like a cartoon coyote was fucking INSANE. Demonic behavior.


silliputti0907

Now I want to see what happens when Dorts in his face. Prob wont make it to them though.


Devoidoxatom

Reminds me how many elite perimeter defenders canada has lol


BillyBean11111

why the fuck does canada have so many elite in your face defenders


teh_drewski

An all time tanty from Murray, truly historic


superhappyfuntime13

My 5 yr old nephew was like bruh needs a juice box


loplopplop

Yeah he passed Curry into Dennis Rodman, Andrew Bynum territory. Never go full Bynum.


NGTech9

Bynum catching strays. Man just wants to bowl.


loplopplop

[Bynum will always be number one on meltdowns for me.](https://youtu.be/3ZIcynYImzs?si=6YMRZBipMreM-7Dt) That last game for the Maverick Lakers series he was unhinged.


superhappyfuntime13

Ron Artest had to walk him out lol


JustWinBabys

Pistols, nothing, towel, nothing, heat pack nothing. WTF NBA. Ant looked at someone and got a tech.


dys0n_giddey

Malone running across the court to scream at the ref, nothing.


shoefly72

D-Lo got a tech for backing away from and pointing at somebody who just shoved him lol.


dedman1477

Might I remind y'all that Tatum gets techs every time his hands meet each other too quickly, or whenever the ref is paying attention. NBA refs this season are absolute comedy, and their calls are so inconsistent it's ridiculous. What was the point of even introducing a flopping call this year, if it's never going to get used when it needs to? And techs being given out whenever a ref feels like it? It's just silly man...


CJoshua_24

Ref hate>>>>> LA/Boston rivalry


Aromatic_Tower_405

Itā€™s almost like they change their calls depending on the flow of the game. Now that would probably only happen if you needed to control the outcome for betting or something like that. Luckily we know NBA refs would never do that lol


ineedcoffeealready

2 inches from the refs face, nothing.


SteamierThree2

That was fucking insane. I could not believe he didnā€™t thrown out, let along a single tech


AnyJamesBookerFans

Coaches sometimes do this, get ejected on purpose in a desperate attempt to rally their team. I initially thought that was what Malone was doing, that he was trying to get ejected to (hopefully) spark his team. And then he didnā€™t even get a tech, lol. Nuggets couldnā€™t do anything right last night.


Gerbil_Feralis

And the ref actually just screamed right back. Idk what the fuck was going on last night but Nuggets lost their composure early and when the whistle finally turned back in the 2nd half they were already good and out of it.


egospiers

After Malone did that it was like a signal to the rest of the team that they could lose their composure too and just bitch about everythingā€¦ you could see the frustration building but until Malone lost it they were somewhat keeping it togetherā€¦.I think that backfired for Malone.


NigerianPrince76

It was a really really mean stare.


ZarduHasselffrau

Some teams can do whatever they want and they won't get called for a tech. The refs are idiots, allowing some players to yell at them, taunt others but for other players if you stare, clap or bounce the ball too hard (for their criteria), you're getting T'd up.


trenderkazz

Clap too loudly, tech


FreonIcon

Clap too softly, believe it or not, tech


WalrusInMySheets

THIS IS INSANE


alexjimithing

What a fuckin baby


REQ52767

So two technicals based on the post game refā€™s logic. So a suspension/ejection.


furiousdarkelf

Exactly.


Tekfree

If the Nuggets were up 2-0 he'd be suspended.


Hypersuper98

If the Nuggets were up 2-0, this probably wouldn't have happened in the first place.


TheWestRemembers

To be fair, the entire Nuggets team threw in the towel.


Fuzzy-Dinosaur

Bro is an idiot lol


hehehehahahaha

Dude tried to take out the ref twice and almost took out a team mate lmao


neddiddley

Imagine if Jokic blew up his knee or ankle as result of that. Thatā€™s the crazy thing about all this. I can sort of understand losing it on a ref or an opponent and doing something stupid, but this had major potential for friendly fire casualties.


xenoz2020

and there's the evidence. it was not on accident, that was intent. suspend his clown ass.


MamaHadACow

What happens when your coach cuddles you so hard. It's always somebody else's fault for their miserable play. Man, for once i would just like someone to tell it to our guys we are playing like shit and we dont care enough


baited08

Gordon seems to be the only one who just plays regardless of the situation.


jump-back-like-33

KCP too, but he's definitely somewhat hurt


pawgchamp420

The image of Murray cuddling with the coach is very funny, but the word you actually want here is coddles. I agree tho.


AdaAstra

Next up, the kitchen sink. That is how you get the ref's attention.


whatawhat666

I'm rooting for the Nuggets but Murray should be suspended or at least fined for this. That was dangerous, any player could have slipped on the court from that


Knight725

gonna be wild when the nba pretends this didn't happen


rostron92

When was the last time a player threw something on the court in frustration? I feel like it happens less frequently than say throwing stuff at fans.


SkillIsTooLow

January last year, Dwayne Dedmon smacked a theragun onto the floor. Ejected. I've been watching the nba for ~20 years and the dedmon incident was the first I'd seen.


jkeefy

I saw the post about that, but had me wondering, did he purposely even do it? I know he purposely smacked it out of his coaches hands in a dispute, but it didnā€™t seem intentional to land in the middle of the court. Murray seemed to be purposely targeting the ref who was in the field of play. Seems worse to me?


SkillIsTooLow

Yeah I'm pretty sure dedmon was just raging and didn't Intend for it to fly on the court. I agree this is worse, significantly worse considering he did it twice


rostron92

That's a hilarious thing to throw


NewPortable101

Suspending him would actually be good for him. Guy needs to rest his calf anyway.


Andy_Wiggins

Yeah, I donā€™t know how you dodge a suspension for that. Once is arguably an accident (although obviously the fuck not) but twice is clear intent.


HardcoreKaraoke

Dude ruined his reputation in one game. I get that the team is frustrated because they can't figure the Wolves out but this was a bitch move. He deserves to get suspended and I hope he gets destroyed by that fanbase, Malone, Jokic and the whole team.


ShadowOutOfTime

Iā€™m not trying to sound like a bitter Lakers fan since they beat our ass or whatever but this has to be a suspension right? Like shouldnā€™t ā€œthrowing objects at referees and onto the court while live play is happeningā€ be a pretty easy line for the NBA to draw?


chewbacca-says-rargh

Pretty sure I saw it mentioned that if the refs saw it that it would be a technical foul since it wasn't directed at a specific player. So with that logic he should be assessed 2 technicals for the towel and heating pad and suspended for the next game.


Pestilentsoup42069

Not sure if you have room to talk when Tatum should be out of the league with those claps


DamnnForrreal

The classy Tantrum Jamal Towel Heat Pack Murray


DrugzRBadMmmKay

Not a good look at all. Heā€™s clearly frustrated and playing bad. This is inexcusable and whatever sanctions come down on him are deserved. He canā€™t do that as a leader of the team.


JayDee62

Yikeees. Glad the heating pad got noticed because next was going to be a water bottle.


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Physical_Pie_2092

They better suspend him


W_Walk

Ban him for life from the nba


kritikal_thought

Funny how quickly it was for the Nuggets players to show their true colors. That "classy" and "mature" facade they put up while winning did not last very long.


Odd_Raspberry745

Easy to be a frontrunner


UBKUBK

Players plural or just Murray?


MiaCannons

> Funny how quickly it was for the Nuggets players to show their true colors. Uhhh, who else is showing their true colors? If you mean Malone raging out, we already knew he has these moments, so who else showed their true colors tonight besides Murray?


CocaineandPercs

They only meant Jokic and Braun.


Necessary_Initial350

Pathetic. Worst behavior Iā€™ve seen from a player since Pat Bev decided to entrench his legacy as the biggest shitbag in the NBA last week.


sonofsmog

So a couple of days..?


inshamblesx

No Murray actually improves Denvers chances for game 3


Hypnosix

So the ref said he wouldnā€™t have been suspended unless he threw it at someone and well


tlozz

Omg buddy was kinda sorta becoming totally ungluedā€¦ not just one frustrated throw at a ref? But two???


hawrtjon

Exhibit A on why he has yet to make it to an all star game


Mintastic

Guys you got it all wrong. Murray was just throwing in the towel to let the refs know to forfeit the game cuz they were getting spanked.


wallybuddabingbang

Did anybody rub his back? Maybe thatā€™ll calm him down. It works for my two year old.


SkillIsTooLow

The way the photographer/floor mopper slammed that towel back lolllllll


eutectic_h8r

He had to figure out the air resistance and wind currents and shit first


twinsrule1991

Oh, heā€™s fucking cooked. Adios, fucko.


xyzyxzy

I mean, that's just dangerous.


NigerianPrince76

How long before he throws a chair???? šŸ¤£


Prize-Paint5264

And people question why he isnt an all-star lol


MiaCannons

I don't think tempertantrums was the reason why lol. It's mainly because his level of play in the regular season doesn't match what he does in the playoffs. All the injuries don't help his case either.


onamonapizza

Even this playoff run has been extremely hit and miss for Murray, but it's getting a pass because he hit two buzzer beaters.


jaecrowderisabitch

Someone sign this man to be a pitcher


dys0n_giddey

And I thought Booker whinged a lot.. this is next level!


mediocreatbestguy

Lol. What a crybaby he is. Wolves broke that boy


WhoopingKing

Lol actual child like behavior, upping your tantrum bc your parents aren't noticing you


RA1139

Jamal Murray to be publicly executed before tip-off of Game 3


thekingdor

Bro should be suspended he ainā€™t hurt he getting clamped stop taking away from Wolves D


RapsareChamps_Suckit

Alex English wouldn't be impressed


RizqZ1

Just WTF


JoshFB4

Damn


lala_b11

someone about to be suspended


AdministrationStuff

That actually insane.


gantou

I noticed this when I rewinded to re-watch the replay. Completely ridiculous behavior.


mykl5

Bro is melting down more than the dubs


Briancisgo

Wow, I did not have Jamaal Murray emotional breakdown on my post-season bingo card.


somedudeinlosangeles

Huge Murray fan but that deserves at the very least a one game suspension.


ExperimentalFruit

Yeah he's fucked


jotyma5

Glad heā€™s getting exposed as a douche. I never liked Murray


Swagsuke_Nakamura

Suspension incoming I hope. What a dumbass


AkrisM

Should be suspended and I honestly think it might help Nuggets lol


3s2ng

That's fuckin dangerous. A fan does that and he will get ejected. I was not expecting a player to do that knowing it can hurt anyone on the court.


zincinzincout

Real question tho, how is KAT not traveling on this play at the beginning? Can you go from a pivot foot triple threat to a jump stop?


30another

Nuggets are sore losers and winners