Curry says he didn't mean to throw mouthpiece at ref

Stephen Curry apologized after his frustrating Saturday night came to a premature end because he tossed his mouthpiece at an official.

Curry said he fully deserved his ejection from the Golden State Warriors' 111-101 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies.

"That last play, I thought I got fouled, and my frustrations boiled over," Curry explained postgame. "I did something stupid, deserved to get kicked out, and that's what happened. Obviously I'll learn from it and try not to do it again."

Curry said he didn't mean to throw his mouth guard at the official, and he's expecting a fine rather than a suspension as a consequence of his actions.

"If I tried to throw it at him and hit him, I've got a pretty good aim," Curry said sarcastically. "I've thrown my mouthpiece plenty of times and thrown it on the floor. It's probably not the best thing to do but I done it.

"I own up to it, and don't think it's a suspension or anything (but) my pockets will be a lot lighter, for sure."

When asked to clarify whether he meant to ping the official with his gear, Curry repeated that it was unintentional.

"No," he answered. "Like I said, if I was trying to throw it at him or hit him, I would have been able to execute that."