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Golden State Warriors subordinate Draymond Green was ejected from Saturday's crippled against nan Utah Jazz, marking his 24th profession ejection and 22nd regular play ejection. It was besides his 2nd successful nan past 8 games.
The punishment was dealt aft Green played defense connected Utah's Kyle Filipowski, who gestured to a adjacent referee asking for a three-second usurpation to beryllium called against Green. Green past fto retired an angry outcry aft nan Jazz scored, prompting a method foul.
After nan whistle, Green approached referee Kevin Cutler and appeared to loudly berate nan official. A 2nd method foul was assessed soon aft that antic, and Green was retired of nan game.
Green's teammates and coach Steve Kerr defended nan oft-ejected subordinate aft nan game.
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Draymond Green (23) of nan Golden State Warriors reacts against nan Detroit Pistons astatine Little Caesars Arena connected Jan. 9, 2025 successful Detroit, Michigan. (Nic Antaya/Getty Images)
"I didn’t perceive what he said, but it was a speedy one," Kerr told reporters. "I cognize he sewage nan T correct distant and past Kevin (Cutler) tossed him almost immediately. So I don’t cognize what he said, but I presume it was thing that Kevin conscionable wasn’t going to perceive to. So I don’t cognize thing much astir it than that."
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Kerr added that nan squad "needs" Green connected nan court.
"We request Draymond and I want him retired there," Kerr said. "So I deliberation he mightiness beryllium up to astir 9 techs. We’re not halfway done nan play yet, truthful a agelong measurement to spell and we request him."
Warriors superstar Steph Curry suggested Green's actions did not warrant nan ejection.
"I don’t cognize what he said to nan ref," Curry said. "But I didn’t deliberation it was — nan statement successful nan locker room was location wasn’t capable to get thrown out."
Golden State Warriors guardant Draymond Green yells astatine nan referee during nan first half of an NBA hoops crippled against nan Orlando Magic, Monday, Dec. 22, 2025, successful San Francisco (AP Photo/Justine Willard)
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The Warriors won nan crippled 123-114 to amended to 19-17.
Green and Kerr antecedently sewage into a heated incident connected nan chair during their crippled against nan Orlando Magic successful December.
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