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Draymond Green was ejected after picking up his league-high 13th technical foul of the season in the midst of the Golden State Warriors’ blowout loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday.
Green earned the ejection after he nonchalantly threw the ball out of bounds in the direction of the referee during the fourth quarter when the outcome of the game was no longer in doubt -- TNT commentator Reggie Miller, and noted trash-talker, dubbed it a “soft toss”.
Draymond is called for a moving screen, he throws the basketball to the official and gets his second technical of the game + his 3rd ejection of the season pic.twitter.com/exyRgprxUg
— Drew Shiller (@DrewShiller) February 7, 2018
Draymond Green fines tonight:
— Drew Shiller (@DrewShiller) February 7, 2018
- Technical No. 1 = $4,000
- Technical No. 2 = $4,000
- Third ejection of the year = $6,000
($99,000 in fines for the season...) https://t.co/I3IuaiMtZT
Green’s first technical foul occurred right after the first half ended, while apparently complaining about contact that caused bleeding from his mouth.
Draymond Green just got hit with a technical right after halftime, bordering on an ejection. Was yelling at the refs, pointing at his mouth, which looked to be bleeding.
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) February 7, 2018
NBA players are allowed 16 technicals during the regular season before earning an automatic suspension, which means Green is inching closer to the limit while the Warriors are in the middle of what could be a tense race for the top seed in the Western Conference and/or NBA overall.
Green’s third ejection is second in the league for the season behind teammate Kevin Durant, who has four ejections on 11 technicals.
Russell Westbrook remained classy throughout.
Draymond Green gets his second technical. He's gone.
— Erik Horne (@ErikHorneOK) February 7, 2018
Russell Westbrook was up off the bench clapping and waving Green off the floor.
Poll
Who was the Warrior Wonder in the blowout loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder?
This poll is closed
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32%
Kevin Durant
(163 votes) -
5%
Stephen Curry
(25 votes) -
1%
Klay Thompson
(5 votes) -
3%
Zaza Pachulia
(15 votes) -
2%
Draymond Green
(13 votes) -
1%
David West
(7 votes) -
0%
Andre Iguodala
(2 votes) -
0%
Shaun Livingston
(0 votes) -
0%
Kevon Looney
(3 votes) -
0%
Nick Young
(3 votes) -
0%
Patrick McCaw
(3 votes) -
0%
Omri Casspi
(4 votes) -
1%
JaVale McGee
(8 votes) -
11%
Mike Brown
(55 votes) -
38%
No one— everything is terrible and nothing matters
(188 votes)