Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green was ejected less than four minutes into Wednesday’s game against the Orlando Magic.
ORLANDO, Fla. — The forward of the Golden State Warriors, Draymond Green, was expelled less than four minutes into Wednesday’s game against the Orlando Magic.
Draymond Green had been complaining to the officer Ray Acosta after he was called for his first personal foul. A few plays later, after Stephen Curry was called for a shooting foul, Draymond Green approached Acosta and began yelling at him. Acosta called him a technical foul, and when Draymond Green didn’t stop, he scored another one, ending his night at minute 8:24 of the first quarter.
While Draymond Green was leaving the field, the coach of the Warriors Steve Kerr expressed his dissatisfaction with the referees. During the next timeout, Curry paced back and forth as he shook his head.
Draymond Green was ejected for the fourth time this season. Photo: Getty
This was his fourth ejection of the season, the most of his career. Draymond Green. He is the first player to be expelled at least four times in a season since Kevin Durant was ejected five times in 2017-18, according to ESPN Stats & Information research.
It was also the second time Draymond Green was expelled in the first quarter of this season.
According to ESPN Stats & Information, he is the only player with multiple first-quarter ejections in a season over the past 20 seasons.