Should Jamal Murray be suspended for throwing heat pad, time for Nuggets to panic? | NBA | SPEAK

Emmanuel Acho, Joy Taylor, LeSean McCoy and Ric Bucher debate on whether Jamal Murray should be suspended for throwing a heat pad on the court from the bench during Game 2. They then discuss whether it is time for the Denver Nuggets to panic or not.
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Should Jamal Murray be suspended for throwing heat pad, time for Nuggets to panic? | NBA | SPEAK
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[@luissantiago5955]

Joy just proved that she did not watch the game. . Going off of what other people are saying.

[@michaelwilliams6573]

She have no idea what she’s talking about

[@JLWprime10]

@@michaelwilliams6573 your delusional and wrong Dude your so soft 😂

[@JLWprime10]

Stop being soft

[@o.y.d6681]

​@JLWprime10 she doesn't read the comments, so you simping is for nothing😂😂

[@Alloyd876]

​@@JLWprime10😂are you stupid? She literally said she didn't know

[@tc2172]

She don’t know what she’s talking about .. it was on the court

[@chrisruedas6227]

Dude yes! Haha I was like did she even watch the incident 😂 it was in the paint and hit 1 or 2 players feet.

[@paulmichaelcamitan5364]

She should know her facts before speakin'

[@justinharmon8548]

Typical joy

[@anthonyhinton6748]

She didn’t watch the game. She’s just trying to agree with shady

[@PricefieldPunk]

KAT nearly stepped on it. IDK how she can have a take if she didnt even bother to watch whats being talked about.

[@joey_garibaldi]

Joy and Shady need to suspend for their takes on this. This some bs. Bring back Wiley. This cast sucks.

[@kammyr4082]

I totally forgot he was on this show

[@george2198]

Shady or whatever he's called sucks

[@lorencappelson6475]

they are awful, I dunno why FS1 has a lot of the cast they do sometimes

[@koiyadanielle]

Exactly!!!

[@glennvaughn413]

Then they double down on it. They're acting like we don't care what you say we're right. Every week Joy says 2 things can be true. This the lie playas say to women when they're lying. LoL 😂😂

[@DJLinCoalitionSound]

Joy doesn't even know what took place.

[@JLWprime10]

Joy is right

[@taylorjones8520]

​@@JLWprime10 Joy is clueless.

[@thomasvulaj8997]

@@JLWprime10🤡

[@xRivalFred]

The issue isnt the fact he threw something, he threw the towel then he turned around and threw the heat pad after that. Why somebody gotta get hurt to suspend it?

[@user-lt1fx2he5s]

I wouldn’t I would just fine him and let them settle it on the court

[@raymondflores1583]

i mean for sure, fine him, suspending him is an overreaction

[@DarrylReese715]

The second thing you throw gets you booted from the game. Maybe not suspended.

[@aaronclay4665]

​@@raymondflores1583nah it's a suspension, point blank

[@TylerAnderson-xl6hb]

Give Murray a punishment option $1 million dollar fine or game 3 suspension. Gotta be consequences, can't be throwing stuff on the court.

[@bakejean09]

Joy , it was literally thrown off the court by the players on the court. If youre gonna put you opinion in atleast know the absolute and obvious facts.

[@shawnba2294]

She said the heating pad was on the court and the towel wasn’t, lmao that’s literally what happened. The towel fell right behind Mark Davis and he was not on the court.

[@BrooklynG1983]

​@@shawnba2294 she said multiple times that nothing reached the court until they showed her irrefutable proof 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@shawnba2294]

@@BrooklynG1983 gotcha.

[@user-ct4vp5tr5m]

Female analysts wanna be taken seriously yet they come unprepared and talk like they’re not even watching the game

[@tommydavidwalker2445]

She sounds very Low IQ

[@robles634]

I dont think joy knows about the heatpad 😂

[@jamalellis2389]

I don’t think she watched the game

[@Tony12188]

Joy. I'm speechless. Wow. Tell me you didn't watch the game without telling me you didn't watch the game. SMDH!

[@universe-ie2mk]

Joy should be embarassed it only takes a few seconds to see the video and she's asking questions about a topic but said her opinion before she even knew where murray's heatpad ended up?

[@salvadorsanchez3031]

Poor Joy she looks exhausted or something

[@MrMan-sq7hp]

He should get a fine and a suspension. Someone could have been injured.The coach should have been ejected as well.

[@user-lt1fx2he5s]

I wouldn’t fine him because then it would make headlines but yea just fine him and I’m surprised they didn’t eject Michael Malone

[@UnknownUnknown-ck8ch]

@@user-lt1fx2he5s fine for the money gesture simply because gobert got fined 100k not too long ago for the same gesture

[@aquamarine56]

Not like Draymond Green He is the standard.

[@richardalonzo2879]

Joy you are WRONG !!!!!!!!! IT gives license for OTHERS to DO THE SAME !!! THINK !!!

[@EDWARDTHEEAUTHOR]

No it doesn’t stop being a diva

[@Lazaven]

Nope you’re wrong

[@rcg9573]

@EDWARDTHEEAUTHOR You’re the diva loser in life. 😀

[@taylorjones8520]

​@@EDWARDTHEEAUTHORyes it does!

[@aquamarine56]

Not like Draymond Green. He is the standard

[@ThirdThinker]

So Murray shouldn't be suspended because NOTHING happened? So we serve punishments based on outcomes and not the action itself? So, he would only serve a supsension if someone got hurt? This is the dumbest thing I've ever heard.

[@anthonyhinton6748]

Yes that’s exactly what they said. It’s asinine

[@nsearchofself1980]

Soooooooo stupid

[@HomerunsamSOSA]

At first I agreed nothing happened. But then I thought If my kid did somethin that could have caused harm to them or someone else I would punish them like it did.

[@BIGBLUEGMEN]

Allow that culture of throwing things on the court without suspension and see how that will work out in the future. This is probably one of the dumbest and unprepared takes ive seen by Joy.

[@franciscobolivar373]

Absolutely

[@nerdheid7306]

you think everybody wants to take a 100k fine? even when they make 40-50m a year there is a thing called tax. i'll take the under on players throwing heatpacks in the next season.

[@minibar4088]

This has to be one of the worst take ever by a panel. I’m just glad rick is the only journalist on that table. Saying its just a game for a playoff game and that no one got hurt has to be one of the most stupid thing I’ve heard. That’s like shooting someone and saying but I missed. He’s still alive.

[@kammyr4082]

I'm so glad he's there. There are rules for a reason. I think if James was there, he'd agree with Rick. Hes literally the only sensible one on the show

[@TyBeTroLLing]

Rick speaking what all the nba teams are saying amongst each other.

[@250miles2]

I agree. Obviously, everyone didn't see the play. Yes, he should be suspended. He threw a freaking towel AND a heating pad during live play.

[@johnnyvansguard869]

They wouldn't have liked it if they were the ones playing and other players threw stuff onto the court so idk why they acting like its nothing smh...

[@Rico_Carny]

Slick the only one speaking facts about jamal murray.

[@rcbrown22]

Agreed 💯

[@tjostendorf8299]

100% should be suspended to think otherwise is asinine.

[@raviatm]

no

[@grahamjl766]

Yeah, it got kicked around too. If someone stepped on it that is a pulled hammy at best possibly an acl, mcl, ect.

[@user-lt1fx2he5s]

@@grahamjl766Thank God MPJ/KCP saw it and threw it

[@thirdtake3770]

Agreed

[@upholstery1995]

It's wild that people think that Murray shouldn't be suspended 😂 the mental gymnastics is crazy

[@arkhamknight6371]

He threw a heating pack that could of hurt someone by slipping on it,stop with just the TOWEL JOY

[@JLWprime10]

Your soft

[@user-ok6ky7qv9k]

What they missed is the real point...he threw it at an official and missed. He wasn't throwing it as, oh, I'm just frustrated. He hid and tried to be sneaky and threw it at the ref

[@timthompson2406]

He couldn't make a shot nor hit the ref

[@HomerunsamSOSA]

@@timthompson2406ref said “gotta be more efficient than that!”

[@codyfulin4469]

Yes he should suspended if it was a fan they would be banned plus it could hurt someone

[@breign72]

This is this panel's absolute worst take. Extremely dismissive of a potentially dangerous event. He needs to be suspended. Imagine a player blowing a knee or breaking an ankle because of it. He might be suspended for an entire year.

[@AMRedemption]

Did joy even see the video? 😂😂😂

[@anthonyhinton6748]

Dawg no. I don’t even think she watched the game tbh

[@howardhubbard2064]

the soft player/soft analyst era

[@JLWprime10]

Dude your so wrong and soft 😂

[@JLWprime10]

@@anthonyhinton6748 your soft man

[@bigt1640]

Nope probably was putting makeup on or something

[@jamesrippy1161]

Jamal Murray should 100% be suspended because fans get escorted from the arena if they throw so much as an empty cup onto the court regardless if the players are playing some fans will even get a one year a two year sometimes even lifetime bans from the arena if they throw stuff onto the court while play is in motion the fact that jammal Murray threw something not once but twice and very nearly injured his own teammates and an opposing player he needs to be suspended

[@Samsonjukeria]

NBA needs to make an example

[@rayr1861]

Can't believe Joy came to the show without doing her home work. She didn't know Jamal Murry's heat pad came to the court? Refs didn't do anything because they didn't know who throw that, if it from a fan or from Jamal.

[@marty5254]

Is this girl on the show everyday talking about games she didn’t watch?

[@l.s3132]

she's pretty so that's enough to have her on the show

[@alexandermarquez2177]

@@l.s3132bullshit

[@Suewooo]

If Kat gets injury on this hot pad then it is free game on Jamal and all their roster. Just cause yall sucks doesn’t mean yall can ruin another teams championship run.

[@user-lt1fx2he5s]

Yea that was a bad look on the Nuggets and Jamal Murray

[@brandoblack7318]

I dont see how someone can get on national tv and defend what Jamal Murry did, Joy and Shady trash for that .

[@LucidLoveSociety]

Shady ignorant. Not surprising.

[@changyang9137]

Too much CTE for shady to think straigh.

[@dadillonful]

They are woke

[@TNT4108]

I agree with Rick you cannot have players throwing things on the court with the intent of trying to hurt someone. What was the point of him throwing anything on the court if you wasn't trying to hurt someone.

[@HomerunsamSOSA]

I don’t think he was tryna hurt anybody cuz he could have hurt his own player

[@TNT4108]

@HomerunsamSOSA then why throw it in the first place. He just throw a towel right before so it don't make since to then proceed to throw the ice park knowing it could have hurt anyone on the court. Don't makes since.

[@lebdvusa]

I can't believe that ANY of this panel is saying that throwing stuff on the court isn't a big deal. So, he shouldn't be suspended bc nobody slipped on it? Crazy

[@BenniekdaReal]

One sane person on the panel. My guy Rich. I can’t believe the foolishness of this take. Pathetic. Throwing objects onto the court of a live NBA basketball game doesn’t deserve a suspension? Man GTFOH. We are living in the dumbest era ever. The coach should have been thrown out to. Smh…

[@kobegarrett3950]

The fact joy didn’t watch the game or the clip of Murray throwing the heat pack..that’s crazy

[@basedjiren3889]

He threw an object on the court in the middle of play, how can you not suspend him?

[@JLWprime10]

Dude your so wrong and soft 😂

[@aaronclay4665]

​@@JLWprime10nuggets fans are wild.. he should be suspended and I hope yall get swept...

[@stephonewashington4671]

Joy must didn't see the actual event

[@kgwilltv3880]

So now you can throw things at the ref when you don’t like the way the games going??? Foh!!! 😂

[@HomerunsamSOSA]

Lmao refs Finnah be hit w mad tomatoes

[@johnathancox18]

What’s even crazier they blamed the refs because earlier they let a coach yell at them

[@AZBran]

Should be talking about how they got COOKED

[@HH-ih8gb]

This girl had no idea about the rules of the basketball

[@lorencappelson6475]

she has some really bad takes sometimes

[@aquamarine56]

This is not as violent as Draymond Green.

[@tc2172]

So if a game is chippy and Green punches someone is that ok because the game was chippy

[@taylorjones8520]

Its okay if the guy is okay. Its only at fault if the guy got concussion.

[@errolliburd1070]

Are these guys really trying to defend a player throwing something on the court while game is in play ?

[@chaoher6478]

Joy is all over the place on this. We need to set precedent for the next person doing the same thing next time

[@kecos94]

Joy using her platform to campaign for a player being penalized for something she clearly hasnt see. Talking with a lot of confidence without even knowing the actual circumstance.

[@tnt1badrule50]

Hearing a woman give a defense akin to victim shaming is nasty character development 😏

[@bradscott6871]

So now it’s ok to throw things in the floor when your mad

[@jackjohnson5672]

According to former athletes or those who date them in Joy's case yep apparently 😂

[@johnathancox18]

You forgot so long as no one gets hurt as well

[@piratehunterreviews9958]

Not suspending him IS BEING SOFT

[@aquamarine56]

It's not a DRAYMOND GREEN thing to be suspended.

[@lonniecruel3]

Commenting and not knowing/watching the play/video is wild.

[@salvadorsanchez3031]

More KZbinrs analyze this game more than Joy for free. I analyze this game better

[@anthonyhinton6748]

Joy either didn’t watch the game or she playing ignorant to agree with shady? Either way she’s ridiculous. Why somebody gotta get hurt for it to be a suspension? He should be suspended and fined

[@codyfulin4469]

Exactly

[@lawrenceturner5882]

Ric Bucher the only one with common sense on this show

[@DemonsDEs]

Bro, Joy and Shady should never talk about basketball. They seem like they either never watch the games or go off just on pure emotions.

[@nathanhundley5347]

He should've been a grown person. He couldve injured someone. Nothing happened yes. But it could've. He didn't know nothing would hapoen when he threw it

[@ajjamaal646]

So joy just exposed that she doesn't watch the games..

[@salvadorsanchez3031]

She looks frustrated for some reason

[@cassiusm.hudsonsr3572]

So Joy is comparing a drink being spilled on the floor to a player throwing something on the floor. Unbelievable

[@user-zn5ge3ef4c]

i can’t believe this was literally on my tv and half these people have a job in sports

[@Realfacts3650]

Bro….it’s soft to suspend a player who is throwing items on the court that could’ve hurt players !?…..bro what time and age are we living in ?!…🤦🏽‍♂️

[@kammyr4082]

Theyre literally dumb for this .

[@ronaldterrell550]

What game was she watching?Did you see how close that came to his own teammates stepping on it?Stop making excuses

[@user-we7yt4jw5q]

Just keep her out of this show .she's not watching the game. Know you facts before you spit your opinion lady.

[@percivalandres7262]

If a player, lets say "Ant Man", accidentally stepped on that towel/heat pad and got seriously injured for the rest of the playoffs, I'm sure Joy and Shady would change their tune.

[@samuelgaona7196]

If a fan did exactly what Murray did they would say the fan was trying to hurt someone, throwing something to the court and missing, so they look for something else to throw and make it to the court the second time? That's intentional and dangerous, he should be suspended

[@PricefieldPunk]

He should be suspended. He threw it onto the court during a live game! If he's not suspended then more ppl should throw stuff onto the court if a fine is the only punishment

[@shawnmcqueen3488]

Joy, what are you talking about, Cat almost ran into it and a Denver player kicked it 🤣🤣🤣

[@michelleporter3957]

He has to be suspended for his actions. It's not about no one getting hurt. It's what he did. If not the next game, then at the beginning of next season for a couple of games.

[@wesbesttreacts4515]

I say $100k fine plus 2 game suspension plus public apology

[@ThirdThinker]

10x that fine. It's got to be known to never throw things on the court.

[@jamesrippy1161]

$200k for the towel & heating pad & suspended for 2 games.

[@universe-ie2mk]

​@@jamesrippy11612 playoff games is ridiculous. 1 yes but that's it.

[@kammyr4082]

I say $250k for throwing TWO different things AND doing the cash money fingers insinuating the refs are being paid off. And a suspension

[@MaKoMaZe]

That is like saying well "he shouldn't go to jail because the gun jammed". You punish the action, not the consequence of that action.

[@paulmichaelcamitan5364]

He should be suspended, these folks who said shouldn't are dumb even if they are ex pro athlete.

[@nafisaustin5063]

Joy “if he throw it on the actual court” Also Joy: “oh he did throw it on the court”! Well nothing happened 😒”

[@tytolbert4999]

Suspension he threw two different items,taunted (money sigh) ,Arguing with officials

[@plutoniumcore]

Suspend 1 game. Make it a new rule come next season. Just like if you come off the bench during a scuffle, you get suspended if you throw something on the court. It won't happen again.

[@AdegboyegaOlatunji-cl5re]

It should be suspended, because that would cause serious injury

[@Because_Truth_Matters]

Shady speaks for hours but Ric Bucher speaks for 3 seconds?🤔🤔

[@kiasersouzayxoxo]

Let it been ant man that threw something the whole panel would be for suspension 😂

[@juanzack9947]

Joy even starting to stutter like Shady 😭😭😭

[@wavydell7306]

You can tell that they don’t be watching the games She’s talking about he threw a towel on the court

[@eshankamarsu9555]

Joy and Shady's opinion on this one is BEYOND stupid as usual

[@cal-gtv4881]

I can’t take these clowns serious as they lack integrity. The very fact you’re asking the question, “Should Murray be suspended?” is obviously on the table to be considered. Then to say it’s more important to be able to watch a game versus whether something happened? Idiotic and irresponsible journalism.

[@shivkaryarala2514]

Rick was literally the only sensible person in that group.

[@96eddieb]

So Joy didnt see the play, the replay nor was in the room going over the topics. Saying it barely went on the court is crazy

[@israelsantiago5069]

Nuggets never went through real adversity

[@kammyr4082]

THANK YOUUUUUUU! They were so happy for Beating a 7th seed Lakers last year. Made their parade about lakers 😂 Now look. Minnesota is yall daddy😂😂 Theyre getting embarrassed

[@israelsantiago5069]

@@kammyr4082 wolves different animal

[@jamesroby2667]

@@kammyr4082 Can’t be their daddy’s when they haven’t beat the nuggets 11 times in a row like they did the lakers.. why lakers fans so salty about getting beat by a wayy better team 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@bestrong8543]

The Minnesota Timberwolves where Denver daddy yesterday 😂

[@JayShep-kx2oq]

Also too , if a fan throws something on the court they get banned or kicked out. So there’s no reason Jamal shouldn’t miss a game. The nba is so inconsistent

[@chetouttaluck]

Can someone inform Joy, and Shady, that someone throwing things onto the court caused the brawl in Detroit. It’s not about the refs or the vibe of the game. Throwing things onto the court, especially during live action, cannot be overlooked simply because “nothing bad happened.” It’s a slippery slope to justify actions based on intent or result.

[@gabrielcreech8893]

The fact they're putting this on the refs is crazy

[@tyronebaker1505]

Don't matter,they getting Swept anyway!!

[@versatilethearcane]

If you shoot at someone and miss, they still take you to jail.....these takes were ridiculous

[@jasonharris8099]

Joy and shady always agree with each other

[@kammyr4082]

Joy doesn't want to disagree with Shady.

[@newcadbane7339]

NBA should suspend him , no one on the bench has ever done this , and it's a threat to other players safety, an example has to be made

[@hawaiianhonu97]

Slick the smartest one at this table rn

[@kanagawakenji7]

"didn't even make it on the court..." cut to image of it under the ball, in the free throw area, surrounded by players.

[@user-lg2jm9zg6l]

I've watched a few clips from this show over the course of the playoffs and, on multiple occasions, Joy's comments have shown that a) she's not actually watching the games and so... b) she doesn't know wtf she's speaking on.

[@salvadorsanchez3031]

This is embarrassing and unprofessional. KZbinrs do better analyzing this game more than this show

[@alexlaqui9158]

JAMAL MURRAY is 0/2... Towel and Heat Pack... 😅😂🤣 STOP SAYING HE THREW TO THE COURT... HE THREW IT TOWARD THE OFFICIAL AND MISSED TWICE!!!

[@qplath]

All I want is consistency. Anthony Edwards got a technical for staring at someone…

[@stephonewashington4671]

And fyi she is the most euphoric specimen of a woman i would cherish for life

[@kammyr4082]

I love her too😂 but she's wrong here.

[@kammyr4082]

I love her too😂 but she's wrong here.

[@natnaelbaley4368]

Jamal Murray threw a fit like a child and is getter my babies because of his teams status and nostalgia

[@shg1645]

Remember Suns Players got suspended for just getting on the court in 2007. NBA was NOT lenient on them.

[@gagehorton6110]

I saw playoff defense locking down a team and a player getting so upset he put others in danger. And we want to put it on the refs? Absolutely uncalled for and irresponsible for people who have a platform to say things like this do not matter and that it’s ok to act like a little b**** and put others in harms way when it could have had serious impacts on a potential title run if somebody hurt themselves

[@ssbn401]

Didn't get to the court?! It made it into the middle of play and multiple players kicked it. So easy for someone to be hurt. I would LOVE if I could break rules like that and then just say "I was out of character, but no one got hurt." Come on. Who cares if a suspension impacts the series? Murray is the one who caused that, not the refs or the NBA!

[@urzafrank]

Do not have people on the panel that did not watch the game. Period

[@obama4hire]

Steph Curry, Draymond Green and Warriors fans are having a fit !!! Jamal Murray should have been suspended. Double Standard. If Steph and Draymond got suspended in a playoff game for their antics why wasn't Jamal Murray rejected that game and or suspended for game 3 ??? Double Standard. Favoritism ??? What is the reason why NOT ???

[@EDWARDTHEEAUTHOR]

I’m too competitive to want a athlete suspended for something like that

[@gilbertarballo]

Had no idea there was a difference between the "court" and the "hardwood" thanks joy for the enlightening analysis!

[@juliansteed262]

That heating pad was one decent step away from making someone do a split. I understand it’s the playoffs but rules shouldn’t change. He deserves suspension

[@productivecitizen2066]

Nugget fans where y'all at??? 😂😂😅😅😅

[@Rehkew]

League has to set an example. If they do nothing, you can bet it’ll happen again.