One can understand how Draymond Green finds himself under an officiating crew’s microscope, what with his repeated blows to the groins of Thunder center Steven Adams and Cavaliers star LeBron James in the 2016 NBA Playoffs, the latter of which may have cost his Warriors a title this past June.
But when referees whistled Green for a technical foul after he yelled in the direction of Spurs forward LaMarcus Aldridge during the season opener, the returning All-NBA Second Team selection vowed, “Next time I dunk, I’m gonna yell again.” That promise apparently applied to blocked shots as well.
With two minutes to play in the first half of Thursday night’s much-anticipated Western Conference finals rematch between Golden State and Oklahoma City, only with Kevin Durant in California now, Green and Durant teamed up for a block of Thunder rival Russell Westbrook. An excited Green yelled in Wesbrook’s direction, and an official standing a few feet away whistled him for another technical.
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