Overview
- During the second quarter in New Orleans, Green went nearly chest-to-chest with a front-row fan before officials and teammates intervened, and play resumed without penalties.
- The fan, identified as Sam Green, said he chanted “Angel Reese” because Draymond had rebounds without shot attempts, and he claimed the player used profanity and threatened to punch him if it continued.
- Draymond Green said the spectator repeatedly called him a woman, prompting the confrontation, and he credited referee Courtney Kirkland for de-escalating the situation.
- Ushers warned the fan under the arena’s conduct policy—described by reporters as a red-card notice—allowing him to remain in his seat, and game officials did not assess Green a technical foul.
- No league discipline has been announced, and coverage noted Green’s prior incidents with spectators, including a 2022 $25,000 fine, as the NBA stresses stricter enforcement of its Fan Code this season.