Steph Curry got bonked in the face by a referee's bad pass

At least they were good sports about it.

Referees are tasked with a host of duties, whistling foul calls and managing the game among them. But they’re also responsible for passing the ball to players before a play starts.

One referee needs to hit the practice gym and get his accuracy up:

A couple of takeaways here:

1. Stephen Curry is out here flopping for the culture. There’s no way that referee put enough oomph on that pass to send a grown man crumbling to his knees.
2. Referee Derrick Stafford should pursue a second career teaching certain point guards how to master the off-the-heezy, because he’s clearly got that down.
3. Zaza Pachulia has zero emotions whatsoever after watching his two-time MVP teammate reduce to ash.
4. The other official, Sean Wright — the intended target — definitely got a kick out of watching Curry fall to his knees.

At least the referees were good sports about their mishap:

Better luck next time.