MIAMI — The NBA rescinded a technical foul called on DeMarcus Cousins for tossing a shoe off the court during the Warriors’ win over the Charlotte Hornets on Monday, Bay Area News Group learned.

Cousins was initially given a technical with 4:51 left in the game after tossing Jeremy Lamb’s shoe to the stands. Though players are normally forbidden from throwing objects into the crowd, Cousins did so under unique circumstances. Lamb’s left shoe fell off after cutting toward the free-throw line. To avoid an injury to someone, Cousins picked up the shoe and tossed it off the court. A courtside fan caught the shoe.

“Next time I’ll step on the shoe, roll my ankle, break it and tear an Achilles,” Cousins said with obvious sarcasm. “Just leave it out there next time. I guess that’s what they want. I’ll keep that in mind.”

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Cousins will avoid a $3,000 fine with the NBA rescinding what would have been his sixth technical. The NBA penalizes players $2,000 for every technical they accumulate through five. The league the increases the penalty to $3,000 (technicals 6-10) and $4,000 (11-15). The NBA penalizes a player with a $5,000 fine and a one-game suspension if they collect 16 technicals at any point during the regular season. The technical tally then resets for the NBA playoffs.

The Warriors sounded just as bewildered about the initial ruling as Cousins.

“I don’t know if there is an automatic if you toss the shoe out of bounds,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “On the other hand, it’s in the way. Somebody could get injured.”

During the 2014 pre-season, former Lakers guard Ronnie Price received a technical for throwing his shoe at Warriors forward Andre Iguodala in hopes to stop a fast break. Stephen Curry joked that Cousins “is too strong” and should be “a little more delicate throwing it into the sidelines.” Cousins joked Lamb’s shoes weighed lighter because it did not have any soles.

“That’s crazy. It was sitting in the middle of the floor,” Draymond Green said. “We have all these rules about player safety. You can barely contest a shot without getting a foul. But you’re supposed to leave a shoe sitting there.”

The Warriors (43-17) have an off day on Tuesday before playing the Miami Heat (26-33) on Wednesday.

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