LMAO Cousins is called for a technical for throwing a shoe off the court into the crowd ??#DubNation #warriors
. pic.twitter.com/A344O2F1eK— Sports Gifs & Videos (@Supreme_Gifs) February 26, 2019
The NBA has rescinded a technical foul issued to DeMarcus Cousins during Monday’s game vs. the Hornets, as first reported by Mark Medina of the Bay Area News Group. Cousins was given the T after Charlotte guard Jeremy Lamb lost his shoe, and Cousins picked it up and threw it off the court.
NBA has rescinded DeMarcus Cousins’ technical from last night. Players generally aren’t allowed to toss a shoe off the floor, but DeMarcus did it to avoid an injury to himself and others
— Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) February 26, 2019
Cousins strongly pled his case for throwing the shoe after the game, arguing that he did so as a precautionary measure, especially since he’s coming off a torn Achilles sustained last season. Someone at the NBA office must’ve heard, and agreed with the big man’s argument.
DeMarcus Cousins on getting T’d up for tossing a shoe to the sideline: pic.twitter.com/EohFEVjuCe
— Connor Letourneau (@Con_Chron) February 26, 2019
“You know next time I’ll just step on the shoe, roll my ankle, break it, tear an Achilles,” Cousins said. “I’ll leave it out there next time. I guess that’s what they want.”
Aside from the toss, Cousins played a fantastic game. He finished with 24 points on an efficient 9-for-15 night from the field that included a deep ball, to go with 11 boards, three assists and three boards.