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Charles Curtis

A mic’d up ref asked Mavericks’ Theo Pinson to change his shirt before Game 3 and he refused

The Dallas Mavericks’ bench has spent some of the NBA postseason violating a bunch of decorum rules, and the league has responded by fining the heck out of them.

Part of the problem? Theo Pinson’s shirt.

From USA TODAY Sports: “The final item – distracting opponents in an unsportsmanlike manner during game action – came into play in Game 2 when Steph Curry, with the Warriors wearing white uniforms, threw the ball to Theo Pinson, who was not in uniform but wearing a white sweater with his left arm raised. Curry clearly thought it was a Warriors teammate.”

Before Game 3, a referee asked Pinson to take his white shirt off, because the Dubs were wearing white.

But he refused:

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