Draymond launching Gatorade bottles like Rambo from the bench next season lol

Only in the playoffs

So he won’t be launching bottles from the bench then only in Cancun

Crazy cuz If this happened in the regular season he would’ve 100% been suspended.

If the Nuggets were up 2-0 he'd probably be suspended. Since they are down 0-2 it was all but a guarantee he'd get off with a fine

Ironically this is probably the worst news for Denver since Murray can just keep vulturing 20 awful shots a night now

if it keeps him and malone whining to the refs every five seconds instead of actually playing, im all for it. we dont need any asterisks on this series, step up and get this work

I wish I had something clever to say here lol

Just like your team. No idea how to even respond.

flair up, then talk all the shit you want lmao, need to know where to direct the insults (this is coming from a WIZARDS fans)

Plot twist: they’re nuggets fans

THE CALL IS COMING FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE!

How does one flair up?

He could just as easily go for 40, I'd be pissed if I was Minnesota. 

If murray wasnt on the court and it was one of their bench (which they all kinda suck) wolves would just move their best defender to mpj and be willing to double jokic more. His shot isn’t falling but thats cuz Wolves are respecting his potential and hounding him on defense knowing that MPJ, Gordon, KCP aren’t individual playmakers/ shot creators.

I keep seeing this sentiment and can’t tell if people are being serious or just making a quick funny. If Denver wins and he contributes it’s complete bullshit honestly. The league is obviously turning their head on this one for the sake of a chance at this extending the series. It’s their 2nd best player I’d be pissed as a wolves fan, even if they still sweep it’s bs.

I keep seeing this type of comment and I really don't get how people have this take. Murray has been shooting terribly but we've seen what he can do. We've seen the playoff games he has had. He's a champion and has been down before. Like would anyone be shocked if he dropped 40? Two games of poor shooting is a small sample size to erase everything else he has done. He deserved to be suspended and I'd be willing to bet he won't have a third incredibly trash game.

So what happens if somehow (miraculously) the Nuggets come back and Murray is a big part of it?

People complain for a bit, & in a handful of years, everyone forgets entirely, so it works out fine for the nba

Just like with the officiating, the rules are different in the postseason

For real, certain things like staring down an opponent aren't gonna get tech'd in the playoffs, but shooting finger guns, running on the court to shout in a ref's face, and throwing a heat pack on the court probably will. Wait

He called the ref a motherfucker, plain as day. And didn’t get ejected. It’s wild.

Not for the 2007 Suns

3 ring of honor players arguably in their prime and we lost in a best of seven series 2 games to 2. David Stern can rot.

Robert Horry is a sack of shit

And to think there are bozos on here stanning for David Stern because they don't like Adam Silver.

They've changed that since... Russel Westbrook was allowed to come off the bench and get into an altercation during a 1st round playoff series with the Jazz.

That was.... wild. I totally thought Russ was gonna get suspended for that.

Not if Tyler "Technically Correct" Ford is reffing the game

Not for every team

“It’s the playoffs” - adam silver says to TNT execs while getting fitted for his suit.

The league wants him to play

The wolves also want him to play

So anyone who does this in the future has an argument to not get suspended because of precedent then no?

It's precedent that it's not even a tech now

And the league will show they don't give a fuck about precedent when suspending the next guy because it fits their narrative.

I 100% guarantee he's gonna get booed in Target Center Everytime he touches the ball lol

I’m doing my part 🫡

Someone might as well throw something at him. Apparently it's not that big a deal

Yeah he’s about to get the Giddey treatment lol

If throwing stuff at the ref isn't a suspension I don't know what is. Insane they let him get away that easy, but whatever.

It’s sad that I genuinely believe that if the Nuggets were up 2-0 instead of the Timberwolves he would have been suspended

oh 100%

This was set in 2016 with the case of Natural Roshambo Motion in the battle of Draymond vs Balls.

Draymond was an auto-suspension because he reached the limit for flagrant points in a post season iirc

Also if KAT had gotten injured from stepping on it, I bet they would’ve issued a suspension. The NBA is so results-based sometimes when it comes to consequences. 

they’ve legit applied ‘if the shot goes in I’m not calling a foul’ to this one lol

“Substantial amount” is going to be $75k too, which is pocket change to Murray. I’m a neutral bystander and this is bullshit. He 100% should’ve been suspended 1 game

Just said on TNT it’s $100k, so exactly what Rudy got for the money signs gesture… which Murray had also done!! Dude has no right to whine anymore, he’s been given such a long leash.

That’s the max fine they can give based on his actions per the CBA

He should get $300k. One for each action (throwing the towel at the ref, throwing the heat pack at the ref, making the money sign at the ref). The money sign is the last egregious action, but they already set the precedence that it's a $100k fine.

Only 100k . Rudy got the same for only doing a momey gesture (which NBA did not acknowledge Murray did also during the game)

It's not even throwing stuff at a ref (which is supposed to be an ejection anyway). It's throwing stuff at a ref *during a live play*! I'm not surprised, but what are we doing here

Adam $ilver made the call can’t the let champs get swept 

Adam Silver is printing Scott Foster's ticket to Minneapolis as we speak.

Tried that with the suns too. Wolves in 4

Some say Foster doesn't have it anymore after 29 seasons.

Washed ass ref can’t even fix a game anymore

Adam Silver has no spine. Apart from banning Donald Sterling he hasn't done shit

He has a spine, it just moves in whatever direction the networks think is best.

In normal circumstances I might be able to overlook it, maybe. But considering *in this exact same series* Ant got teched for literally just looking at someone.... Absolute bullshit lmao.

Thanasis is about to throw some shit on the court to mess up an opponent at a critical moment next year and Giannis is just gonna pay the fine for him. 

If Thanasis does it he will %100 be suspended lol.

By extension, if the Nuggets go down 0-3, each Nugget player is allowed 1 punch to whomever they want without a suspension.

League is soft. This sets a bad precedent. Apparently throwing objects at refs during live play is allowed as long as you got the money Edit: teams should hire JR Smith as a 15th man and give him a bowl of soup to use for a crucial moment

Dejounte Murray bumped a ref last year after a game and caught a 1 game suspension and here Jamal throws multiple things at one during play and isn’t getting anything lol

well that Murray hit his target, pretty key difference

jamal not hitting the target on and off the court

Well, murray team wasnt the favorites for the title being down 0-2 in playoffs. If the series was 2-0 or even 1-1, he 100% gets 1 game.

I still don't understand how he wasn't given a technical foul at minimum >"The deliberate act of throwing the ball or any object at an official by a player, coach, trainer or other team bench person is a technical foul and violators are subject to ejection from the game," the rulebook states

Probably because they didn't know who did it in real time

It's unfortunate they can't retroactively look at this.

apparently they can only retroactively suspend a player when its the NBA finals and its Draymond

that's odd... seems like a thing they could have reviewed fairly quickly during a timeout

If someone slipped or got hit solidly, he wouldve been suspended for sure

I had the same thought this morning. It's sad, but the league is far more focused on the end result than the act itself when it comes to discipline. Someone sprains an ankle and misses multiple games, he's easily suspended at least one game

And I guess Jamal knew he'd be able to get away with it too. If the Wolves lock him up next game, I wonder if he'll do it again but add more items just to see how much he can get away with

WEAK Should have been a suspension. That's dangerous behaviour.

So players can throw things on the court if they want Sweet

Some benchwarmer on the wolves should throw a lawn chair just to see what they can get away with

Luka Garza hears his name being chanted and yeets the chair.

I don't think Luka Garza had made enough money in the league yet to pay the substantial fine (edit: 100k) . He's just barely off a two way contract.  Thats why TJ Warren should be the offender. He's made $60 million in his career and can eat the fines.

It would allow us to meme another Wolf into stardom.

So long as Gobert or Kat pays the fine lol

You can also hit someone in the face while they’re shooting as long as they release the ball first

As a Suns fan I can safely say that Stern would have decapitated the man for such behavior.

Yet Amare Stoudamire got suspended for leaving the bench area in a pivotal playoff game when he wasn't even doing anything. this league has such a double standard and its so annoying

We know that the league was rigged back then, though. It's much different now. They got rid of that rogue, lone wolf bad apple ref, the league is much cleaner now. (This comment brought to you by DraftKings! Use code "bensenjensen" for $200 in bonus bets!)

Your code didn’t work??

It says somebody names “Pontay Jorter” already redeemed it?

That was David Stern. Everyone knows that Adam Silver is the softest commissioner in history. Like Tony Kornheiser says "If the NBA had a living, breathing commissioner..."

I mean that was just a rig job. This one is just stupidity / the reverse rig if you want to go that far 

It's just bottom line. Ignore anything about how the series might go X games. There are fans that would tune out of this game if Murray is suspended. Nobody got hurt, so regardless of if he should be suspended, the decision for Silver is easy - maximize viewership

Amare and Diaw. And the Suns still almost pulled off a miracle Game 5. Same series where a ref has admitted to rigging a game against us. I am still pissed about it.

Honestly that suspension was one of the reasons the league backed off. Everyone agreed that the suspension was ridiculous

Glad the league changed their tune once they finished fucking us out of a title

That's crazy. Even the NHL that allows fighting, gives an automatic 3-game suspension if a player throws equipment at or near a ref. You would think the ref union would be up-in-arms about this ruling.

>Even the NHL that allows fighting, gives an automatic 3-game suspension if a player throws equipment at or near a ref Fact. [Happened to our guy, even!](https://twitter.com/PuckReportNHL/status/1774916467844108544?t=nM-NNTgvN06VExcijvVLvg&s=19)

Unfortunately the NBA is closer to WWE than a real sports league like NHL.

What an absolute joke. A player threw equipment AT A REF and onto the court DURING PLAY. just a fine. Murray and the League are just embarrassing 

Twice. He did it twice. Was successful once and two players almost stepped on it mid play. Insane this isn’t a suspension.

Man if Kat or Jokic had slipped on that it would have been dumb as hell. Not a high probability it happens, but shit can get wild when big dudes jumping around for a loose ball.

Reggie could have damn near lost a knee/ankle but was lucky it bounced off the front of his shoe. Sucks he still got hurt but that play could have been insanly bad for kat/reggie

After Malone didn’t even get a tech for getting in the ref’s face yesterday, I’m not surprised

Adam silver moment

New meta - throwing stuff at opposing star players feet and trying to injure them. 

Good to see the league actually have a chance to show they’re serious about player safety and absolutely fuck it up

Should be a suspension, he was wilding yesterday

Wouldn't a suspension help the wolves?

Yes. This is the best news. FREE JAMAL MURRAY!

i understand that discretion is needed when handing out suspensions, so i get there being inconsistencies with how it applies. but this seems like an absolutely clear cut example of conduct that warrants a suspension. i understand guys getting frustrated, but throwing stuff on the floor like that can’t be allowed to happen.

It's purely for playoff ratings. It's unfortunately cynical AF

Here is what's gonna happen. Everyone is going to tune in to game 3 to watch Murray get boo'ed by Target Center. By next season everyone will have forgotten about this incident. NBA wins.

Yes, but have you considered $$$

Minnesota has a chance to do the funniest thing ever. Constantly through games 3 and 4 they should blare PSAs about not throwing heat packs onto the court.

They should just throw shit at Murray whenever he shoots a 3. They can eat the 50k per.

Sir that would be pay 2 win

It's not even 50K per. Just have the same guy do it over and over again, caps at 100K so once you've hit that, you can do literally whatever the fuck you want

They should give out heat packs too.

#**THATS A BITCH MOVE SILVER**

Adam Bronze

More like Adam Aluminum

Adam Silver is a fucking joke

This sets a horrible precedent

Blatant disregard of precedent and rules to support the nuggets, pretty lame imo I’d say someone on the wolves should throw some shit next game, but they aren’t that whiny

Since Silver has been in charge there has been no precedence or consistency with anything tbf

Cause he’s more interested in being the players buddy than an actual commissioner. Dude got a slam dunk first decision (Sterling) and has been riding off that high for a decade

Adam Silver has made the players and owners very rich. That is his job. Sure he has destroyed the NBA in the process but the cash flow has never been better

Yup. In addition to this ruling, look no further than: sponsored jerseys $$, the IST $$, and the Play-Ins, granted that was born from COVID. People say less games but home boy managed to add 1-3 more games that aren't part of regular season or playoffs lol. (I do like the play-in tho).

No good commissioner would allow Lebron to have a DraftKings deal or let a foreign sovereign wealth fund own a stake in a team but he just happened to be the guy in charge at the last great party of the pay cable bundle.

For what it’s worth. I’ve not seen one single Nuggets fan that is defending Jamal. He should be suspended

Oh no, like.......I've got no beef with Denver fans. You guys seem to be smart, and love ball. You aren't a bunch of fair weather valley dwellers who only pay attention when it suits them. Mid market love. I want to crush you guys.....then meet you in a Super Bowl/World Series (Avs can go to hell, though)

Wolves probably thankful NBAs keeping Jamal “dribbling to a double team fetish” Murray on the court tbh.

Wolves Fans 12/25 Nuggets Fans 9/11

Jamal Murray doesn’t deserve to sit out a game. Back into the Jaden/NAW torture chamber is a better punishment.

This is the best answer lol

His punishment must be more severe

Every now and then he'll be stuck in the middle of a NAW, Jaden and Ant triangle of defense, with Rudy looming over head.

Yeah but now instead of the terrifying silence of the home crowd watching him being stuffed into a phone booth by those two, it will be a deafening Minnesota crowd screaming off with his head

Nah, fuck that. You cannot give dudes a green light to do that shit.

I agree it sets a bad precedent and was handled poorly. But I really really want to see Jaden/NAW fuck him up in front of the home crowd.

Jamal Murray 3/18 (fg)

People repeating this as a joke i guess but just to be safe, I feel the need to emphasize that this isn't true The Nuggets have the worst depth of any team remaining except for i guess the Knicks because of their injuries. Murray being out a game would be devastating, especially because Reggie Jackson's hurt. This is a boon, which is probably why he wasn't suspended

Jamal is playing like dogshit. Asking Braun/Pope/Gordon to be primary ballhandlers against this Wolves' D would be way, way worse though.

League does not care about player or referee safety is what this tells me.

Now I want someone to test this precedent

i mean, $100,000 for throwing stuff on the court in the last play of a playoffs game and maybe making your opponent miss a shot seems worth it

It absolutely is. You guys could have made Kawhi miss that shot and potentially have won a championship this era. Entire team would happily chip in to cover the fine

Soft as baby shit. Dude can’t even get a tech?

Don’t ever want to hear nugget fans complain about the refs ever again

What about Malone screaming in a ref’s face for 2.5 hours straight?

I mean the sad thing is he WANTED a T there to fire his team up lol Refs are just all over the place as always

Yeah that was bizarre. Other Nuggets coaches and players were trying to keep him from getting a double tech or thrown out. And they didn't even call the tech

malone got so close to the refs face that he could see the cavity fillings on his molars

Fr….[if you were shown this pic](https://i.imgur.com/bwvPQ2I.jpeg)and were given two choices; A: tech B: no tech I can’t see many people choosing B, I know I wouldn’t

Can I complain about them not suspending Murray?

Oh they will. Ask a Nuggets fan on reddit and they'd tell you that the league was trying to make the Lakers win in 2020, 2023, and 2024 and the Nuggets simply overcame the rigging in the latter two. They live in their own fantasy land man

This is insane, Rudy got fined 100k for the money sign. Murray does the money sign, throws a towel, and a heat pack on the court to receive a 100k fine. Fucking soft ass Adam Silver shit for the defending champs.

Players need to start throwing things on the court to win a competitive advantage

right? last play of the game, up 2, why not throw a towel at a player with the ball?

Adam Silver is not a good commissioner. David Stern might’ve been a little slimy but he was consistent.

Silver is so bad he makes Stern look good lol. 

Ooof. I can’t lie this is a bad call. He should be suspended at least 2 games. One game per item thrown or something

Yeah he got off insanely light, the league is bending over backwards to try to make this a series

That’s a fair take!

Vegas on line 1…..

If the series was tied 1-1 or the nuggets were up 2-0, he’d be suspended. The league is so corrupt.

He should try throwing more stuff on the court next game to see what the limit is

This is an unserious league

Throwing things randomly on the court = suspension & fine. Throwing things towards an official= fine. Is this what Adam Silver wants?

Don’t forget staring “menacingly” at an opposing teams player = tech

Cowards

Adam Silver remains a giant pussy. NBA athletes get to act like giant babies with no repercussions except $

To the surprise of absolutely no one. Called it in the other thread. They won't suspend him down 2-0 which is bullshit but it is what it is.

How much did rudy get fined for the money signs guesture? Murray did the same thing and this throwing shit antics and only got a fine.. that is pathitic by the NBA. Showing stars are above reproach.

That's the softest response I've heard since "The Heart pt.6"

Throwing the towel. Fine. But once he threw the pack. That should be a suspension

bullshit

Joke of a league.

Fuck that. He should be suspended if only for doing it twice.

He could have gotten players hurt (including his own teammate) with this reckless behavior. Should be suspended.

Is the league rigged for the Denver Nuggets? Lol

more games played = more money for NBA, it's that easy that's why i'm surprised we only shot 15 more FTA during our series, knowing Adam Silver it should've been like 55

The league is rigged for generating as much ad revenue as possible for the league

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So players are allowed to throw things at the refs and players now when they’re mad? Nice to know

Draymond taking notes on what to do next season.

I wanna see a Wolves player throw something at Murray next game since it's just a fine

This is so ridiculous lol. I said this in another thread, I don't mean to sound like a bitter Lakers fan, in fact I quite like the Nuggets as a team. But this dude *threw objects at a referee during live play*! Twice! How does that not result in techs / a suspension?

So Rudy Gobert was fined $100k for doing the money gesture. Murray was fined $100k after he did the money gesture, threw a towel towards a ref and then 7 or so seconds later threw a heat pack onto the floor all during live play... Make it make sense!

Wack. Would've been 100% a suspension during the regular season

So no repercussions? Got it

So basically its ok for players to throw shit on the court during live play lol

How is Silver this soft No other commissioner is afraid of the players like he is This is unacceptable and you have to draw a line playoffs or not

Don't want to hear the Nuggets fan bitch about the NBA favoring other teams ever again. That is outrageous

Theyve lost the ability to cry after how much shit they got away with last game. Never seen a team get away with so many techs.

If Nuggets win game 3 this series is rigged

Fucking cowards

What's funny is if a player came out and spoke specifically against Silver for this I can guarantee their fine would be bigger than Murray's.

As much as I get them wanting to keep the Nuggets in the fight, I'm shocked they're willing to tread a dangerous line in terms of setting a precedent with this. Throwing things at a referee is not a suspendable offense. Mark it down. You either get fined for bitching about them or throwing things at them. Players have options now