WATCH: Frustrated Curry hits fan with mouthguard, gets ejected
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It wasn’t the best of days for Stephen Curry.
The usually mild-mannered Curry blew his top after being called for a foul against LeBron James with 4:22 left to play and his Golden State Warriors trailing the Cleveland Cavaliers, 87-99, in game 6 of the NBA Finals at Quicken Loans Arena.
Article continues after this advertisementOut of frustration, the league’s only unanimous MVP screamed at the referee and hurled his mouthguard towards the crowd, hitting a fan at courtside, to earn him a technical foul and an ejection.
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Teammates Klay Thompson and Shaun Livingston rushed to pacify Curry, who immediately apologized to the fan.
Article continues after this advertisement“I’ve thrown my mouthpiece before. I usually aim at the scorer’s table, I was off aim. Definitely didn’t mean to throw it at a fan. It’s obviously not where I want to take my frustration out,” Curry said in the post-game press conference.
It was the first ejection of Curry’s career and the first time he has fouled out since December 2013.
“The last two fouls I had, I didn’t think I fouled either Kyrie [Irving] or LeBron [James], that’s just kind of my perception of the plays and I had a reaction to it.”
Curry finished 30 points for Golden State, which missed a chance to wrap up the finals series anew at Cleveland’s home floor with the 115-101 loss.
The series ends at Golden State on Monday (Manila) time for the winner-take-all game 7.