Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green was ejected for the first time this season after receiving two technical fouls during Monday night's 116-113 win over the Phoenix Suns. With 10 minutes left in the third quarter, Green was knocked to the court while defending Suns center Khaman Maluach. After being called for a personal foul, Green tossed Maluach to the court, resulting in the first technical foul.
Phoenix forward Dillon Brooks then confronted Green, leading to a brief scuffle where both players grabbed each other's jerseys. Officials called a double technical on both players, triggering an automatic ejection for Green, his 31st career ejection and 23rd in the regular season. Warriors coach Steve Kerr downplayed the incident, stating, "That's just the greatest NBA basketball players on earth competing.
Nothing serious happened." Green, who didn't speak to reporters postgame, has three technical fouls in six games this season. The Warriors, who were down 67-57 when Green was disqualified, outscored Phoenix by 13 points after the ejection to win their fifth consecutive game. Backup center Charles Bassey stepped in, finishing with 19 points and eight rebounds in 23 minutes. Stephen Curry led the Warriors with 34 points, including five 3s and 11 free throws, and is averaging 30 points per game this season.
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