He slipped again. Golden State Warriors interior Draymond Green was ejected after less than four minutes of play in the NBA match between his franchise and the Orlando Magic on the night of Wednesday to Thursday. If this did not prevent the Californian team from winning (101-93) in Florida, it further tarnishes the pale reputation of the 34-year-old player.
The reason for this very premature end to the match? A prolonged rant against the referee of the match, Ray Acosta. The four-time NBA champion began to lose his temper with the official after a foul was called against his partner, Andrew Wiggins. And after collecting a first technical foul for protest, the interior took a second for “foul language”, as the North American league indicates in its report.
Draymond picked up two technicals and was ejected after having words with the ref pic.twitter.com/tn2muDIXGo
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An expulsion, his second of the season in the first quarter, which upset his partner Stephen Curry. The Warriors star, looking moved, put his head in the jersey, saddened by this new bout of blood. “We need him, he knows it. We all know it,” he said after the meeting. “It’s a shame, it’s unfortunate,” said his coach, Steve Kerr. He deserved it. It will bounce back. »
Steph's reaction to Draymond's ejection pic.twitter.com/5TH5DYC9w1
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Draymond Green, one of the NBA's best defenders, was ejected for the fourth time this season, the highest total for a player in the league since Kevin Durant during the 2017-2018 season, according to ESPN. The media claims that the 34-year-old interior player is the only one to have been sent off at least twice in the first quarter in the same season for 20 years.
The bad boy returned in January after a 12-match suspension for hitting Phoenix pivot Jusuf Nurkic in December. In November, he strangled the French pivot of the Minnesota Timberwolves Rudy Gobert on the floor. Tenth in the Western Conference, Golde State is trying to snatch its ticket to the play-offs.