Overview
- Draymond Green was ejected in the second quarter after two technical fouls, the first for shoving Collin Gillespie and the second for arguing with referee Pat Fraher.
- Golden State won without Green for the entire second half, ending a three-game losing streak.
- Steve Kerr called the second technical “weak” and questioned the referees’ threshold, contrasting it with a recent play he said involved Dillon Brooks punching Stephen Curry and recalling Brooks’ 2022 clothesline on Gary Payton II.
- A social-media clip circulating from the game appears to show Green calling Gillespie a “white boy,” with no independent verification or reported league discipline in these accounts.
- Postgame write-ups list differing final scores for the Warriors’ win, and former NBA forward Kenyon Martin criticized Green as a “fake tough guy” in new remarks.