Less than a few minutes after the fourth quarter of Game 1, officials blocked the Denver DeMarcus Cousins backup center because he shouted at one of them. As Cousins continued to protest the decision, Foster turned and gave him a second consecutive technical foul, resulting in his immediate dismissal. DeMarcus Cousins gets 2 coaches and is sent off pic.twitter.com/wdAjJbIAjI – Alex ?? (@ dbs408) April 17, 2022 Foster has some history with launching Cousins in particular, so this may not be as much an olive branch as it could be. The referee famously dismissed Cousins when he was on the Warriors bench in 2018, despite the fact that the big one was not even active. Nor is it that this decision upset the game in her head. Golden State already had an impressive lead in the game and had pushed potential MVP Nikola Jokic to the point of exhaustion, where he needed Cousins to take him for a while. Foster’s story against the Warriors was more fan-based than it really was. Certainly, there are notable moments that Foster had against the team, such as the dismissal of Cousins, the first career rejection of the former warrior Sean Livingston and the remarkable drop in the percentage of victories that the Dumpes had when Foster refereed the 2018 games. Of course, during this period, the Warriors experienced a level of success that no other NBA team could approach. JaMychal Green # 0 accompanies the Denver Nuggets’ DeMarcus Cousins # 4 off the field after being sent off during their game against the Golden State Warriors in the second half during the first round of Game One West. Ezra Shaw / Getty Images Fans will continue to think about what they want for Foster, even after a move like this, but if Game 1 is any indication of how the series will go, they probably won’t need to think about Foster at all.
