Late in the third quarter of Game 1 of Cavs vs. Warriors NBA finals, Cleveland Cavs backup guard Matthew Dellavedova invited post-season trouble again by hitting Golden State Warriors forward Andre Iguodala’s crotch while trying to grab his arm. The Warriors went to dominate the entire game with a 104-89 victory with the Golden State bench outscoring the Cavs reserves.
In a post-game review, NBA assessed a technical foul on Miami guard Goran Dragic with a retroactive $2, 000 fine after swinging at Toronto guard Cory Joseph in Game 4's fourth quarter. Meanwhile, Heat’s Luol Deng is set to return to Game 6 after a sustaining a non-serious wrist injury on Game 5 but Hassan Whiteside’s injury status will probably keep him off from playing in the next match-up.
Hawks Al Horford stated that he "should've handled" his retaliation against Cavaliers Matthew Dellavedova better.
Chris Paul criticizes female referee, Lauren Holtkamp for giving him a technical foul in the third quarter.
Knicks Quincy Acy was ejected for a flagrant-2 foul in the Christmas day game against the Wizards.
