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Nuggets center DeMarcus Cousins fined for kicking towels

Denver Nuggets center DeMarcus Cousins, right, drives to the basket against Golden State Warriors forward Nemanja Bjelica (8) during the first half of Game 2 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series in San Francisco, Monday, April 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver Nuggets center Demarcus Cousins will have to pay a $15,000 fine for kicking towels into the stand Sunday during the team’s win over the Golden State Warriors.

According to a release from the NBA, the incident happened with 7:27 remaining in the second quarter of the game while Cousins was being taken out for a substitution.

The Nuggets went on to win the game 126-121, preventing a sweep by the Warriors in the first round of the NBA playoffs.

Click here to watch video of the towel-kicking incident shared by the NBA.

Game 5 is scheduled for Wednesday at 8 p.m.