The feverish leader of the NBA champions threw things on the court, but remained unpunished

The Nuggets lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves 80-106 at home last night and are now 0-2 in the series with four wins. Moreover, the next two meetings will be played at the Target Center Arena in Minneapolis, so the Wolves have a chance to eliminate the champions with two victories in front of their fans.

In the second meeting, the Timberwolves managed to curb one of the sharpest weapons of the Nuggets, J. Murray, who scored the first points only in the middle of the second quarter, and finished the meeting with 8 points and just 3 of 18 shots (3/14 doubles, 0/4 triples). ., 2/2 penalty) and 4 errors.

Not only that, the Canadian lost his temper and started throwing things on the field.

In the second half, when his team was already trailing by almost 20 points, J.Murray threw the towel in the referee’s direction.

After a few attacks, he threw a warm-up pack onto the court and landed under the feet of the players on the floor. This episode was also recorded by TNT television cameras.

True, Mr. Murray was not punished for this. The referees, who did not notice his actions, did not assign technical fouls to the Nuggets defender.

This provoked the anger of representatives of the Timberwolves after the game.

“I didn’t see it happen, and as far as I understand, neither did the referees.” So they couldn’t give a technical foul if they didn’t see it. But we tried to explain to them that fans don’t have muscle packs, so obviously she came off the bench. The judges agreed with that, explained the head of the Minnesota team. coach Chris Finch.

– This is unjustifiable and dangerous. I hope it was just a mistake and not an intentional act against the referees. But we must not allow this to happen again.”

In the referee’s explanation issued after the match, it is stated that J.Murray deserved to receive a technical foul for his actions.

An angry Murray, who averaged 12.5 points and shot 9-of-32 in the first two games with the Timberwolves, refused to speak to the media after the meeting to explain his actions.

However, there is no doubt that he will have to explain himself not only in front of journalists, but also in front of representatives of the NBA League, who are considering punishing the “Nuggets” guide.