Warriors forward/center Draymond Green received a technical foul on Wednesday night against the Clippers, tweets Andrew Greif of The Los Angeles Times.
As Kendra Andrews of ESPN notes (via Twitter), it was Green’s 16th technical foul, so he will be suspended for Friday’s game versus Atlanta unless it’s rescinded by the NBA.
According to Greif (Twitter link), shortly after Green’s technical he was involved in a scuffle with Clippers forward Marcus Morris. Upon an official review of the incident, Morris received a Flagrant 2 foul and was ejected from the game.
Last week, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said he hadn’t spoken to Green about being on the technical threshold, per ESPN’s Tim MacMahon (Twitter link).
“I’ve never said one word to Draymond, and he’s never gone over the limit,” Kerr said. “He always comes right up to the edge and then he stops. He knows how valuable he is, I don’t have to say anything to him. He knows that he can’t get that next one; we need him.”
Wednesday’s matchup between the Warriors and Clippers — and Green’s imminent suspension — could have a huge impact on the Western Conference playoff race. The two teams have an identical 36-33 record, and both could easily go as high as the No. 4 seed or even drop out of the play-in tournament entirely depending on how the rest of the season plays out.
A four-time All-Star and seven-time All-Defensive team member, Green is averaging 8.3 PPG, 7.3 RPG, 6.8 APG and 1.0 SPG on .525/.324/.705 shooting through 61 games (31.4 MPG) this season.
Green was mad because Morris pushed him in the back on the play. Morris on the next play hits Green in the head. Now that was some dirty plays by Morris.
DirtyDre eye gouges, kicks players in the nuts, goes after knees, and he gets away with it. Tonight Morris barely touches him. In fact Draymond flops and Morris gets thrown out. All of the commentators thought it was a Technical 1. Seriously something wrong with the league and the refereeing around Draymond. Other players just have to say one word and they get T’d up. Draymond can bark and get in referee’s faces and do all kinds of gestures and nothing happens. Someone please explain the double standard. Money? Ratings? Wanting to give Curry the best chance to show what a selfish player he is? For me it just hurts the credibility of the league, and you know come playoffs Dirty Draymond is going to get away with worse.
Draymond Green is the white trash personality of the NBA. He’s just an under-handed, dirty dealing, punishment avoiding, loud-mouth.
Understandable that many want to see him get his come-uppins’
“white trash personality of the NBA”
wtf did I just read
you read a comment by somebody still pouting about never winning a championship by their team
i hope you were being sarcastic because that is the exact opposite. Even Jokic knows how dirty of a player Morris is. Draymond gets T for everything. Curry was knocked down 5 times before they finally called a foul on Clippers.
DirtyDre at it again ……..
Why are Warriors so bad on the road. Losing in LA tonight.
when the Refs don’t call fouls and let them push around anyone. I would like to know why they never call moving screens on the Clippers last night. Rewatch the game and you will see why so many open shots.
With the garbage way they called the rest of the game I wouldnt be shocked at all if its rescinded. Refs sucked in this one. Curry got laid out 4 times with nothing, but the call they had to challenge was so bogus having to waste it on that!
They had to use their challenge on that Zubac easy offensive foul that knocked Green to the ground. I saw a lot of moving screens by Clippers never called and a lot of pushing in the back. 3 times they messed up out of bounds plays.
Glad somebody penalizes loud-mouth Green.
Nobody else does
Omg not my role model! What does this mean for the impressionable youth of Oakland and the Bay Area? Hope Silver doesn’t go soft on him. These kids need saving.
Draymond is always a balance between the negative vs. the positive. He’s got a ton of both