Shaun Livingston ejected after making contact with a ref pic.twitter.com/ZRGfDEG7vc
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The Warriors’ guard depth was already limited on Sunday.
And in the second quarter of the team’s matchup with the Miami Heat, Golden State took another hit.
Midway through the second quarter, backup point guard Shaun Livingston was ejected for making contact with an official after Livingston thought a foul should have been called on a field goal attempt. The ejection was the first of the season for Livingston, who stood face-to-face with official Courtney Kirkland under the Warriors’ basket before Kirkland ejected him. Forward David West tried to intervene during their interaction, but Kirkland gave Livingston the hook.
The Warriors were already missing reserve shooting guard Andre Iguodala, who was sitting out for rest purposes, so Livingston’s ejection limits the team to four guards for the rest of the game.
Livingston played just six minutes on Sunday evening, and was 0-for-2 from the field at the time of his ejection. The Warriors’ veteran finished the night with two assists and one block.