Minnesota's head coach was very unhappy with the Nuggets star.
Finch, when asked about the incident during his"Well, I didn't actually see it happen but it was explained to me the referees didn't see it either, so they're not able to issue a technical unless they see it," Finch said."We tried to impress upon them that there probably aren't many fans in the building that have a heat pack, so it probably had to come from the bench, which they found logical.
Murray, who has been battling a calf injury since the first round of the playoffs, tossed a heat pack onto the court in frustration during the second quarter. The pack landed in the middle of a Timberwolves-Nuggets scrum at the basket, and was scooped up by Denver forward Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, who tossed it off the floor., said Murray's actions would have resulted in a technical foul had they been spotted.
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