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Warriors’ Steph Curry fined $50,000 for throwing mouthpiece against referee

Stephen Curry #30 and Kevin Durant #35 of the Golden State Warriors look on during the game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Golden State Warriors as part of 2017 NBA Global Games China at Mercedes-Benz Arena on October 8, 2017 in Shanghai, China.
Stephen Curry #30 and Kevin Durant #35 of the Golden State Warriors look on during the game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Golden State Warriors as part of 2017 NBA Global Games China at Mercedes-Benz Arena on October 8, 2017 in Shanghai, China.
By Juliakate E Culpepper
Oct 24, 2017

Golden State Warriors guard Steph Curry will not face suspension for throwing his mouthpiece at a game official Saturday against the Memphis Grizzlies.

The NBA announced Monday that Curry would be fined $50,000 for the incident.

During the final seconds of the Warriors’ 111-101 loss at Memphis’ FedEx Forum, Curry threw his mouthpiece and was ejected.

Warriors forward Kevin Durant also was ejected after Curry threw his mouthpiece.

Warriors forward Andre Iguodala was fined $15,000 for verbally abusing a game official during the same game.

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