You could hear the frustration through the mic. TNT’s crew wasn’t mincing words when it came to that Draymond Green foul call. Because for once, Draymond wasn’t being “Draymond.”
During the second quarter, Draymond Green was stationed near the top of the key, looking to initiate the offense as a facilitator. That’s when Fred VanVleet jumped in to pressure him, drawing a foul that stood as called on the floor. But in the process—caught off guard by the contact—Green flailed, inadvertently striking VanVleet in the face and sending him crashing to the ground.
He wasn’t chirping at refs. Neither was he baiting anyone. He was just… playing. And yet, the whistle still came.
“It’s just this one, I feel bad for Draymond Green on,” one of the announcers said during the replay. “I mean, this wasn’t Draymond Green trying to start anything. Wasn’t Draymond Green arguing? And I think the key right here as Steve Kerr’s talked about is that Draymond Green doesn’t let this difficult call get to him and he just keeps his composure which he seems to be doing.” And that? That’s exactly what the Warriors coach has been nervous about all along. Draymond’s past catching up with him, even when he’s not trying to stir the pot. And here it was, the reputation tech. The ghost of suspensions past.
Draymond kept his cool. But the call? Not cool. And in a tight Game 7 against the Rockets? That whistle hit different. And let’s just say… this might not be the last controversial moment we see before the final buzzer.
(This is a developing story…)
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