San Antonio Spurs All-Star guard Dejounte Murray was fined $20,000 by the NBA on Wednesday for throwing the ball off the legs of a referee earlier this week.
The incident occurred during the Spurs’ 118-105 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night. After the Spurs were called for a foul in the lane on a Ja Morant drive, Murray delivered a bounce pass to the shins of the official who called the foul.
He was given a technical foul and ejected with 2:24 remaining in the fourth quarter. Murray scored 21 points and finished with a game-high eight assists. Morant scored a career-high 52 in the game.
Murray, 25, earned his first All-Star appearance this season. He’s averaging career-high totals in points (20.1), assists (9.4) and rebounds (8.3) this season.
Murray is in his sixth year in San Antonio after the Spurs selected him No. 29 overall in the 2016 NBA Draft.
–Field Level Media