Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green.
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The Golden State Warriors are already without point guard Stephen Curry, and forward Draymond Green got closer to joining him on the bench after he picked up his fifth technical foul of the playoffs.
During the second quarter of Game 2 in the West semifinals against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Green flailed his arms when getting tied up offensively by Timberwolves forward Naz Reid and hit the 2023-24 Sixth Man of the Year across the head.
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) May 9, 2025
After review, referee Tony Brothers assessed Green a technical foul, his fifth this postseason. Per NBA rules, players are automatically suspended one game after picking up a seventh technical foul.
Draymond Green will be suspended for a game if he picks up two more technical fouls or two more flagrant foul points in these playoffs.
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) May 9, 2025
The Warriors should go ahead and prepare to be without Green at some point this series. It’s only a matter of time (likely quarters) that he picks up two more techs.
He can’t help himself.
Anytime a player gets in his vicinity, he’s liable to flop and make unnecessary physical contact. In the first round against the Rockets, he hit point guard Fred VanVleet across the face while being guarded and also put his feet on the back of power forward Tari Eason’s head after both players fell to the court.
Draymond Green got a technical foul for his reaction to Fred VanVleet reaching in, by jumping & smacking him in the face
Thoughts? pic.twitter.com/GPxRmxtuCQ
— Courtside Buzz (@CourtsideBuzzX) May 5, 2025
Draymond Green and Tari Eason got into it after Green’s feet got stuck on top of Eason.
Green received a flagrant foul. Eason received a technical. pic.twitter.com/zkXEsgqrI6
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) April 29, 2025
It’s an exhausting act, and it’s also hurting Golden State. With Curry (hamstring) out until Game 5 at the earliest, the Warriors can’t afford to lose Green. Based on his track record, they likely will.
Eric Smithling
Eric Smithling is a writer based in New Orleans, LA, whose byline also appears on Athlon Sports. He has been with Yardbarker since September 2022, primarily covering the NFL and college football, but also the NBA, WNBA, men’s and women’s college basketball, NHL, tennis and golf. He holds a film studies degree from the University of New Orleans
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