Draymond Green Upset With 'agenda' That He Is An 'angry Black Man'

Draymond Green was assessed his 5th method foul successful conscionable his ninth playoff crippled this twelvemonth - 2 much would warrant an automatic suspension.

In nan 2nd quarter, Green elbowed Naz Reid aft Reid had conscionable fouled him.

Green was suspended indefinitely past play for his on-court antics that had been brewing since nan anterior playoffs, including stomping connected Domantas Sabonis. He besides put Rudy Gobert successful a chokehold and deed Jusuf Nurkic pinch an unfastened hand, which led to nan extended suspension.

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Golden State Warriors guardant Draymond Green, #23, reacts toward referee Tyler Ford, #39, during nan 2nd half of Game 2 of an NBA hoops second-round playoff bid against nan Minnesota Timberwolves connected Thursday, May 8, 2025 successful Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

However, aft nan game, Green seemed to hint that he believes location is an "agenda" against him that he is an "angry Black man."

"Looked for illustration nan angry Black man. I'm not an angry Black man. I americium a very successful, knowledgeable Black man pinch a awesome family, and I americium awesome astatine hoops and awesome astatine what I do," he said.

"The schedule to effort to support making maine look for illustration an angry Black man is crazy. I'm sick of it. It's ridiculous."

In nan Warriors' past season, Green admitted he was "embarrassed" that he "pouted measurement excessively much" during a crippled astatine location successful which they mislaid that forced a Game 7. He said he had "some heart-to-hearts" pinch "people I spot nan most" aft that game.

Golden State Warriors guardant Draymond Green, #23, and Houston Rockets guardant Dillon Brooks, #9, tangle arms during nan 2nd 4th during crippled 2 of nan first information for nan 2024 NBA Playoffs astatine Toyota Center. (Troy Taormina-Imagn Images)

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Head coach Steve Kerr said that Green's actions that led to his tech are "habit."

"It's conscionable a wont he has erstwhile personification fouls him, and he's smart," Kerr said. "So I deliberation it was Reid reached and connected nan reach, Draymond benignant of swiped done and drew nan foul. But he does person a wont of benignant of flailing his limb to effort to make judge nan ref sees it, and he made contact, and that's what led to nan tech."

"It's portion of Draymond," Kerr added. "It's nan aforesaid point that makes him specified a competitor and a winner, puts him complete nan apical sometimes, and we cognize that, and it's our occupation to effort to thief him enactment poised, enactment composed. But nan title is truthful meaningful to him that occasionally he goes complete nan line."

Golden State mislaid nan game, 117-93, arsenic Stephen Curry is dealing pinch a hamstring injury. Julius Randle had 24 points and 11 assists, and Anthony Edwards and Nickeil Alexander-Walker each vanished pinch 20 points.

Golden State Warriors guardant Draymond Green, #23, argues pinch referee Nick Buchert, #3, against nan Washington Wizards during nan 2nd half astatine Capital One Arena. (Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports)

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The Warriors put up their lowest first-quarter people (15) successful nan playoffs since Game 6 of nan 2016 NBA Finals, according to Sportradar, erstwhile they had 11 successful a nonaccomplishment to Cleveland. In those Finals, Green missed Game 5 owed to a suspension from method fouls, which kick-started Cleveland's comeback from being down 3-1 successful nan series.

Game 3 of nan Wolves and Warriors is backmost successful nan Bay Area connected Saturday night.

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