Sport News Steph Curry gives a technical foul to a referee amid scoring explosion
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Stephen Curry doesn’t need any more motivation just yet.
The early-season MVP favorite produced his last monster performance on Sunday afternoon against the LA Clippers, providing a viral moment in the process.
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Golden State improved to 18-2 with the 105-90 victory, as Curry scored 33 points to go along with six assists and six steals, finishing 7 for 13 on the 3-point line.
The viral moment of the night came with just over nine minutes remaining in the contest, when Curry appeared to be fouled by Terance Mann during a layup attempt. Without the whistle, an enraged Curry made his thoughts known, with the official quickly assessing a technical foul for the protest.
Playing angry seemed like another way to get Curry cooking, with the superstar goaltender scoring 11 points in stride, including three consecutive trebles between 6:36 and 5:21 am, as the Warriors opened up a 95-77 lead on the ice. the game.
After burying the last of them, Curry sarcastically waved the technical foul towards the official, in one of the most hilarious moments of the season.
After the game, Draymond Green admitted he felt a Curry outburst could be considered after his emotional response resulted in a technical foul.
“You saw the gust coming,” Green said after the game. “I was telling Jordan Poole he was about to put this one on. He started putting them on. It’s good to watch.”
Head coach Steve Kerr admitted the emotional reaction was rare for Curry.
“It’s also upset that I’ve seen Steph for a long time,” Kerr said. “It seemed to keep him going. Whatever the cost, I guess.”
“He was clearly fouled. Steph is so competitive. Knowing he was fouled, especially on a game like this in transition where it’s out in the open. and easy to see and he doesn’t get the call. Every now and then he is He doesn’t often, but when he knows he is right the competitor comes out and he loses his mind a bit, but that often annoys him as in this case. “
The Clippers were probably happy by the time Curry didn’t get the call he thought he deserved.
At the end of the night, they probably wished the whistle had sounded.
