Green – wearing a pair of sunglasses indoors – greeted his teammates in front of the visitors’ tunnel after a fierce last minute that saw two missed free throws by Clay Thompson, a jump ball and a missed Ja Morant runner to win it. in the horn. These congratulations culminated with Steph Curry, who was engulfed in a massive green hug after Curry ended his national television interview after the match.
The whole scene was rare – you don’t usually see expelled players hugging teammates in the visitors’ tunnel, probably because it could actually break the NBA rule. “A player, coach or assistant coach who is expelled may remain only in his team’s locker room for the remainder of the match or leave the building,” reads Rule 3 of the NBA Rules. Fortunately for Green, the subsequent penalty will not affect his bank account too much: “Violation of this rule will require an automatic fine of $ 2,000.”
Green – who mocks Memphis fans after the removal – could not be detained from the locker room and for good reason.
– You told me! You, damn it, told me! Green shouted as she hugged Curry in the tunnel. “Damn, you told me!”
What Curry probably told him was that the Warriors would win and steal the home advantage in just one game in the Western Conference semifinals. Which is exactly what they did.
The difference at the end of Thompson with 36 seconds remains the difference. The Warriors responded to Green’s absurd dismissal in the first half, who just one game earlier against the Nuggets tried a WWE-style wrestling to knock Aaron Gordon off his feet and was not even whistled for a foul. Jordan Poole came out great on the Warriors bench, scoring career-high 31-point playoffs with 12 points from 12 to 20 shots (and 5 to 10 from depth), playing the team’s highest 38 minutes.
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