Suffice it to say that Game 2 between the Nuggets and Timberwolves was chaotic. A lot of ruffled feathers, too. And it would seem that Jamal Murray was the most irritated of them all. With just 4:40 left in the second half, when it was painfully obvious that the Nuggets weren’t coming back, Murray threw his heat pack and towel toward the court. The man in question was sitting on the far end of the bench. Loyal viewership hasn’t reacted kindly at all, despite the ‘first-time offender’ reasoning out there by the public.
While this part was getting much attention, it seemed like it was his second throw of the night. Just moments before, he threw an object which was removed by a rather quick cameraman. Given how dangerous it could have been, Murray should have at the least gotten a tech. But because the officials hadn’t seen it happen, Murray was saved.
Well, for the time being, because The Athletic’s Shams Charania has shared that Murray’s pockets were going to get quite light. In the latest update, he posted, “NBA fine amount for Jamal Murray: $100,000, per sources.” Given how the officiating has been all season, this was enough for fans to go belligerent. And whenever there is a suspension, none other than Draymond Green is always made part of the conversation.
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An individual wasted no time as he commented, “What a joke, Draymond would get life without parole.” Perhaps the major reason for Murray’s inexcusable act was that he threw the objects when Karl-Anthony Towns was en route to a layup. And if that wasn’t bad enough, Reggie Jackson came pretty close to stepping on the object on his way up the court. Finally, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope saw the heat pack and tossed it off the court.
Hilariously enough, not too long after Jamal Murray threw the objects, the public announcer re