Marcus Morris and the Clippers should be thankful this was a fine and not a suspension.
It is a stiff fine by league standards, however — Marcus Morris was fined $35,000 by the league for “recklessly striking Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Dončić above the shoulders.” Morris was ejected for the play.
Marcus Morris delivers a HARD foul on Luka Doncic 🤬pic.twitter.com/DRvNpRpQa4
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) August 30, 2020
Morris has been in Doncic’s face all series, or in once case behind stepping on the heel of Doncic, then saying it was an accident. The foul in the first half of Game 6 Sunday was no accident, it was a clear Flagrant 2 and deserved the ejection. That foul has been an ejection all season.
The two went back-and-forth at each other about the kind of player Morris is.
The Clippers are off until Thursday, when they tip off their second-round series against Denver. Morris will be available for Game 1, if just a little lighter in the wallet.