Steph Curry Explains His Outrage With Jordan Poole Before Surprise Ejection

• Stephen Curry says emotions got the better of him during the Golden State Warriors versus the Memphis Grizzlies
• Curry threw his mouthpiece towards the stands, prompting the officials to eject him from his third NBA game
• After their talisman was ejected, the Warriors defeated their rivals 122-120 in a gripping encounter at Chase Center

Defending NBA champions, Golden State Warriors bounced back from a painful defeat to the Brooklyn Nets by beating bitter rivals, Memphis Grizzlies 122-120 in an engrossing game at the Chase Center.

The moment of the game came towards the end of the fourth quarter, when Stephen Curry was ejected for the third time in his career.

The 2022 NBA Finals MVP missed the final 74 seconds of the game due to a bizarre series of events. After Donte DiVincenzo grabbed a rebound from a missed Klay Thompson jumper, he passed to Poole, whose decision-making angered Curry.

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The young guard then attempted a quick three-pointer and missed. The star was livid about the decision, seemingly because Poole didn't pass the ball to him.

Curry then took his mouthpiece and launched it to the stands. Officials promptly tossed him from the game.

He was obviously bewildered by that decision, since his team was hanging on a two-point lead, per CBS Sports.

Curry explains anger with Poole

Curry was angry with Poole for taking a long three-pointer with 13 seconds left on the clock. However, the young guard later atoned for the mistake by winning the game for the Warriors, with a layup in the dying embers of the game.

The team's MVP said winning is what matters and he let his emotions got the better of him, per NBC Sports.

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"I put myself out of the game, and put my team in a tough place, but the intentions and the energy around is what matters and the sense of winning is what it's about."

"Thankfully we responded. My teammates responded extremely well...We needed that, there was a sense of urgency for sure...and I let my emotions get on the way of it."

Curry finished the game with 34 points, while Poole had 21.

Curry and Poole share an embrace

After watching the young guard win the game later on, Curry waited for his teammates in the tunnel. Poole mimicked the Warriors talisman by throwing his own mouthpiece away as he approached the two-time MVP, per SI.

After the hilarious exchange, the two embraced with a smile on their faces.

Here are some reactions to Curry's ejection.

"He was tryna hide in the clutch, he wanted to be ejected."

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"Well deserved. Good call by the refs."

"I hate NBA refs they are the worst of any sport imo."

"I get the frustration with Poole, but why sling your mouthpiece into the stands/bench?"

"It’s an automatic ejection. Refs called it correctly."

"Poole is a liability. In all aspects."

Curry leads in jersey sales

Sports Brief earlier reported on Curry being the leader in jersey sales so far this season.

He has the top-selling jersey in the NBA for the first half of the season, knocking LeBron James from the top and leading for the first time since the 2017/2018 season.

After a few difficult years, Curry bounced back incredibly to lead his team to their fourth NBA title in eight years.