When Draymond Green was sent off during the first quarter of the Warriors’ game against the Orlando Magic on Wednesday, Stephen Curry showed signs of distress.
The 34-year-old Green was ejected from the game early on after he became irate with referees after a foul call against Andrew Wiggins of Golden State.
A technical foul in the NBA gives the other team one penalty free-throw. A player is eliminated from the game if they receive a second technical.
The Warriors power forward was given a single technical foul by referee Ray Acosta at first, but he persisted in his ranting long enough to be completely removed from the game during a vital run of games for Golden State as they contend for a postseason berth.
At that point, Curry, 36, started acting visibly agitated on the court.
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After Curry’s team won the game with a game-winning three-pointer in the fourth, cameras captured him kicking over a chair on the Warriors sideline as a way to express his fury.
Green was ejected for the fourth time this season on Wednesday night.
Following the Warriors’ 101-93 victory, Curry discussed Green’s dismissal with media.
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Because of his unusual indefinite suspension from the NBA earlier this season due to an altercation with Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkić, Green has a historically bad relationship with league officials.
When Green was suspended, the NBA said that he had engaged in “a history of unsportsmanlike acts” on the court. The announcement stated that Green “required to meet certain league and team conditions before he returns to play.”Green was given a suspension during the 2022 playoffs for stomping on Domantas Sabonis’s chest after the forward collapsed to the floor.
A video of Green sucker punching teammate Jordan Poole in the face during a dispute surfaced during a Warriors practice, and it quickly became the topic of the NBA prior to the 2022 season.
If the Warriors don’t improve their present ranking in the West, they will have to compete in the NBA’s Play-In Tournament in order to have a chance to go to the playoffs. Currently, they are ranked 10th.
Ten games remain in the regular season for Golden State. They will go to the Charlotte Hornets on Friday, where Curry’s father, Dell Curry, works as a broadcaster.
