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Draymond Green is in mid-season form.
The NBA season began Tuesday night and Green’s Golden State Warriors headed south to Los Angeles to face the Lakers.
Green started, but was replaced by Al Horford with 5:40 left in the first quarter. While on the bench, the referees overlooked a basket interference violation on the Lakers, which Green was quite colorful about.
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Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) reacts during the first half against the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena. (William Liang/Image Images)
Well, referee Ed Malloy disagreed and gave Green the T.
It was Green’s 132nd technical foul of all time, which is only the 20th most in NBA history. Karl Malone is the all-time leader, with 200 more technicians than Green.
Green committed 18 technical fouls last season, third most in the league behind Anthony Edwards and Dillon Brooks. Sixteen technical fouls result in an automatic one-game suspension. He led the league with 21 in 2022-23, was second with 18 the year before and fourth in 2020-21 with 15.
Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) and Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic (77) battle for the ball during the first half at Crypto.com Arena. (William Liang/Image Images)
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Green has finished in the top 10 of technical foul leaders in every season but one since the 2014-15 campaign, leading the league three times.
Despite early troubles, Green did his classic job, grabbing seven rebounds and dishing out nine assists, tying a game-high plus-20 on the court along with Jimmy Butler.
Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) reacts during the second quarter of game two of the first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center. (Troy Taormina-Imagn Images)
Five of Green’s eight points came in the fourth quarter, while he also had two blocks and two assists in the final period of play. It was a 119-109 victory for the Warriors over an injury-plagued Lakers team currently without LeBron James, who will begin his record-breaking 23rd NBA season in the coming weeks.
