Overview
- In the second quarter after a foul on Herb Jones, Green walked to the baseline and went nearly chest-to-chest with a courtside spectator before officials and teammates separated them.
- The fan identified himself as Sam Green, 35, who said he chanted “Angel Reese” because Draymond Green was piling up rebounds without taking shots.
- Draymond Green said the taunts amounted to repeatedly calling him a woman and credited referee Courtney Kirkland for defusing the situation, while the fan alleged Green used profanity and threatened to punch him if it continued.
- Ushers issued the fan a warning and allowed him to remain in his seat, and no technical fouls, ejections, fines, or suspensions have been announced as of Monday.
- Coach Steve Kerr said a brief exchange is acceptable if it does not escalate and noted security could have responded sooner, with Green’s 2022 $25,000 fan-related fine providing added context.