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Updated · Fox News · Nov 3

Draymond Green Ejected After Throwing Suns' Maluach, as Warriors Rally From 10-Point Deficit

Updated

Updated · Fox News · Nov 3

Draymond Green Ejected After Throwing Suns' Maluach, as Warriors Rally From 10-Point Deficit

Q: Did Draymond Green intentionally get ejected to spark the Warriors' thrilling comeback victory against the Suns?

There is no clear evidence that Draymond Green intentionally got himself ejected as a tactic to spark the comeback. What is clear is that his ejection changed the game’s emotional temperature. Stephen Curry said Green “lit a fire” under the team, Brandin Podziemski said the altercation helped everyone “lock in,” and Steve Kerr praised the Warriors’ competitive response. Golden State was trailing when Green was tossed, then outscored Phoenix the rest of the way to win 116-113. But the available facts point more to a familiar loss of control than a calculated sacrifice. Green wrapped up Khaman Maluach on a hard foul, threw him down after the whistle, then grabbed Dillon Brooks by the jersey when Brooks intervened. Officials reviewed the sequence and assessed two technical fouls, triggering an automatic ejection. Green did not publicly say he meant to get tossed, and Maluach called it simply a basketball play rather than something premeditated. Green’s history also matters. This was another entry in a long disciplinary record that includes 179 technical fouls and 23 regular-season ejections, with three technicals already in Golden State’s opening games. That pattern supports the view that the ejection was the product of Green’s volatility, even if it ended up benefiting the Warriors emotionally. So the best answer is that the ejection did help fuel the comeback, but there is no solid reporting or direct evidence that Green planned it that way.

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Nov 3

Two straight technicals sent Draymond Green to the locker room in the third quarter after he wrapped up Suns center Khaman Maluach, threw him to the floor and then grabbed Dillon Brooks' jersey.
The altercation began with Golden State trailing 67-57 and 10 minutes left in the period, after Green fell defending Maluach in the paint and reacted as the rookie tried to score.
Golden State answered without Green, erasing the 10-point deficit to beat Phoenix 116-113.
Brandon Podziemski said the ejection "fueled" the Warriors, while Brooks said he stepped in only to de-escalate and Maluach downplayed the play as basketball.
The incident was Green's first ejection of the season, his 23rd career ejection, and came with his technical-foul total already at 3 through 8 Warriors games.