Draymond Green ejected from Warriors-Magic game
Green hadn’t been ejected since returning from his indefinite suspension
>Golden State Warriors’ Draymond Green (23) reacts to an officials call
while playing the Indiana Pacers in the third quarter of their NBA game
at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, March 22, 2024. The
Indiana Pacers defeated the Golden State Warriors 123-111. (Jose Carlos
Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

Danny Emerman is a Bay Area News Group sports reporter
By DANNY EMERMAN | demerman@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group
PUBLISHED: March 27, 2024 at 4:29 p.m. | UPDATED: March 28, 2024 at 5:01
a.m.
https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2024/03/27/draymond-green-ejected-from-warriors-magic-game/

ORLANDO, Fla. — Less than four minutes into the Warriors’ contest
against the Magic in the Kia Center, Draymond Green got ejected.

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Green, arguing with official Ray Acosta, got assessed a pair of
technical fouls in rapid succession. The faces of his teammates in front
of Golden State’s bench expressed mild bewilderment.
Green hadn’t been ejected from a game since he returned from his
indefinite suspension for reckless on-court behavior. Just days ago,
Steve Kerr praised the veteran big man for his composure and leadership.

“He’s walked the line perfectly,” Kerr said on March 24. “Gotten a
couple techs for yelling at the refs, but he has not crossed that line,
nor do I expect him to. I hate that that happened to Rudy (Gobert) and
to (Jusuf) Nurkic. I hate that that happened to Jordan. I’ve said this
many times, I hate that all that happened. But I couldn’t be more proud
with the way Draymond has responded, and he’s gotten his career and his
life back on track. It’s wonderful.”

Green’s ejection came with 8:24 left in the first quarter. His ninth and
10th technicals of the year amounted to his fourth ejection. The most
significant ones came when he put Gobert in a choke hold — earning a
five-game suspension — and soon after struck Nurkic. Kerr said that
after the latter incident, he thought Green’s “career was on the line.”

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The Warriors were already undermanned in Orlando, as Jonathan Kuminga
was ruled out with left knee tendinitis. Losing Green so early only made
things tougher against a Magic team contending for the playoffs in the
Eastern Conference.