Overview
- Officials upgraded the play to a Flagrant 1 after review, sending Karl-Anthony Towns to the line following the fourth-quarter incident.
- Green, on the floor after losing balance, reached for Towns’ left ankle and the contact caused the Knicks center to fall.
- Golden State defeated New York 126–113 at Chase Center, led by Jimmy Butler’s 32 points and Stephen Curry’s 27, while Towns posted 17 points and a season-best 20 rebounds.
- Fans online pushed for harsher punishment, and Green replied to one Instagram criticism with the message, “Shut up.”
- In the locker room Green said Towns “brings out the best in me” and voiced respect for him; this was Green’s second flagrant of the season, and as of Friday no further discipline had been announced.