Stephen Curry didn’t see the end of the Golden State Warriors‘ 122-120 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday, as the All-Star guard was ejected with 1:14 left in the fourth quarter at Chase Center.
Curry threw his mouthguard after being upset with teammate Jordan Poole for not passing him the ball and rushing a 3-point shot after an offensive rebound. The mouthguard went into the crowd and the referee nearby quickly issued a technical foul and tossed Curry out of the game.
This was Curry’s second career ejection in the regular season. He was also ejected in a playoff game, also for throwing his mouthpiece in frustration.
“He knows he can’t make that mistake,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said.
Curry finished with 34 points as the Warriors won on a last-second layup by Poole.
Poole told ESPN that although he didn’t see what happened, he disagreed with the ejection because Curry is one of the greatest players of all time.
“To win the game after the Steph ejection was great. I liked the execution down the stretch,” Kerr said.
Afterward, Curry was in the hallway eager to greet Poole with a celebratory hug. Poole had launched a 30-footer with nearly a full shot clock and Curry open, and Curry didn’t like it.
Curry said the way the season has gone there’s a “heightened sense of urgency of how every detail matters.”
“The way that we responded after that shows just how much it matters to us,” Curry said.
The Warriors rallied from a 10-point fourth quarter deficit as the Grizzlies are on their first four-game losing streak since Feb. 2-8 2021.
Contributing: Associated Press
This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: Warriors’ Stephen Curry ejected for throwing mouthguard vs. Grizzlies
