Mavericks reserve Theo Pinson – who, as a two-way player, is not even eligible for the playoffs – has made a name for himself and Dallas’ frequently fined bench throughout the postseason.
In Game 2 of the Western Conference finals, Pinson stood on the sideline wearing a white shirt – the same color as the Warriors’ jerseys – and raised his hand. Golden State guard Stephen Curry passed the ball to Pinson out of bounds, a Warriors turnover:
Before Game 3, referee Marc Davis asked Pinson – again wearing white and matching Golden State’s jerseys – to change his shirt:
Theo Pinson kept his white shirt on despite Marc Davis asking him to change it pic.twitter.com/9lqSd5s9uH
— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) May 23, 2022
Davis sounded serious, though I’m unsure how serious he was actually being. Pinson looked uncomfortable throughout the exchange. The transcription, best I could hear:
- Davis: “Hey, do me a favor. This is crazy. Can you change your colored shirt?”
- Pinson: “Yeah.”
- Davis: “Thank – will you? I appreciate it.”
- Pinson: “Actually?”
- Davis: “Yeah.”
- Pinson: “Why?”
- Davis: “Because it’s the same color as them, and you’re going to be in the way. If you could do that for me. Yeah. I’ll even buy it for you.”
- Pinson: “All right, if you buy it for me.”
- Davis: “It don’t match. It don’t match, anyway.”
- Pinson: “If you buy it for me, I’ll do it.”
- Davis: “I got you. If you give it to me, send me the bill.”
Pinson did not change shirts.