SAN FRANCISCO – Golden State Warriors winger Draymond Green was sent off from Thursday night’s game against the New York Knicks after appearing to be calling his teammate, rookie James Wiseman.
Coach Steve Kerr has since said the game that I’m Taylor, The head of the referees’ team, admitted in the second half that the second-year official John Butler he thought Green was calling him and made a mistake in giving the striker his second technical foul.
Green, who picked up his first technique of the game with 4:02 to play in the first quarter after arguing too much with the referees, had his second technique with 1:04 to play in the second quarter after flipping the ball in a pass directed at Wiseman.
On his way back to hurt, Green’s voice rumbled through one Chase Center almost empty as he seemed to be venting his frustration with the beginner. When the whistle sounded and Green was evaluated with his second coach, the Warriors coach, Steve Kerr, And several members of his staff tried to explain to the refereeing team that Green’s anger was directed at the rookie pivot. But after hearing Green’s screams at various points during the night and hearing his frustration once again, it was enough to justify an expulsion.
Green pointed to Wiseman and tried to explain what had happened when Warriors star guard Stephen Curry defended the case, but after a few more seconds, Green returned to the Warriors bench and collided with the Warriors. five with his teammates on their way back to the locker room. Wiseman walked down to the other end of the dolge after the whistle sounded before he realized Green had been kicked out.
Green has repeatedly praised the 19-year-old for his talent at various times of the season, but his propensity to get angry with the rookie has been clear at different times in matches. The same kind of exchange occurred after a loss to Green in Wednesday night’s victory over the San Antonio Spurs; Green called Wiseman who was not in the right position to hurt her.
“I still have to earn my respect,” Wiseman said during a video conference with reporters, explaining why he didn’t feel comfortable with Green at this point in his career. “So I won’t say anything else. I just say ‘OK’ and I’ll get better at it. So that’s what I do. I don’t say anything else.”