Overview
- The sequence occurred Monday in the third quarter at Chase Center when Green, after falling in the paint, wrapped up and threw 7-foot-1 Suns center Khaman Maluach to the floor and then confronted nearby Phoenix players.
- Officials reviewed the play and assessed two technical fouls to Green and one to Dillon Brooks, with Green’s second technical producing an automatic ejection.
- Golden State continued without Green and held on to a 116-113 victory, and teammates including Stephen Curry described the incident as energizing the team’s comeback.
- Video clips of the throwdown spread widely on social media and crew chief Sean Wright described the act to the crowd as a “throwdown,” prompting the expected NBA review of potential further discipline.
- Green’s long record of technicals, ejections and past suspensions frames the likely league response and reporting has shown inconsistent counts of his career ejections with sources citing different totals.