The Celtics lost 115-107 to the Nuggets at the Pepsi Center in Denver.
In the dying moments of the game, Nuggets young sensation Jamal Murray was on 48 points.
With just seconds remaining of the match, he attempted a deep three-point attempt, which bounced off the rim as the buzzer rang to end the match.
Murray’s actions, whilst seemingly harmless, didn’t go down well with everyone.
Irving was so incensed with the breaking of the ‘unwritten law’ that he picked up the ball and threw it at the crowd.
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The unwritten law is that when the game is won, you don’t try to add any more points, you just let the game end.
The Celtics star was fined £19,088 ($25,000) for his actions.
After the game, Irving explained his reasoning behind the throw.
“What kind of competitor wouldn’t it bother?” Irving said.
“I don’t want to make a big deal about it.
“Obviously, I was pissed off at the game.
“It’s time to decompress and move on.
“But congratulations to him on 48 points, he did it in great fashion. Our defence has to be better.
“But the ball deserves to go into the crowd after a bulls*** move like that, so I threw it into the crowd.
Murray admitted that he was in the wrong, and apologised to Irving.
Post-match, he explained his actions.
“My emotion took over as it normally does when I get going like that,” he said.
Nuggets coach Michael Malone explained that some of the more experienced players in the team spoke to Murray about the move.
“He’s young. He’s still learning,” Malone said.
“You never want to try to disrespect anybody. It wasn’t disrespect.
“He was trying to get to 50 points.”