Draymond Verde was ejected from yet another NBA game on Wednesday night – this time for yelling at a referee – and Stephen Curry he was so upset that it happened again that he became visibly emotional on the floor.
DG’s latest meltdown came early in the first quarter of the Warriors’ matchup with the Magic in Orlando… after Green became furious with the official Ray Costa because of some dirty calls.
Green walked up to the referee and started yelling in his face… and initially, Acosta seemed ready to let it all go with a technical call.
But then Green continued to chatter – and after almost half a minute of shouting, Acosta threw the force forward into the contest.
Steph Curry has known Draymond Green for 12 years and has watched Draymond sabotage parts of his own career for much of that time.
You have to feel for him. Draymond can’t contain himself.
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Curry couldn’t believe he had lost Green in a big game yet again – remember, Green was suspended indefinitely earlier this year due to an on-court incident with Jusuf Nurkic – and he buried his face in his shirt.
Steph was still able to put everything aside and take the victory – but afterwards, he was clearly upset with Green for putting him and his team in that situation once again.
Steph Curry on Draymond Green’s ejection: “All I’ll say is we need him. He knows that. We all know that. So, whatever it takes for him to be on the court and available, that’s what has to happen.” pic.twitter.com/kgUhktxLOO
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“We need him,” Curry said of Green. “He knows that. We all know that.”
“So whatever it takes to keep him on the court and be available, that’s what has to happen. Especially this time of year. So it was a tough way to start the game.”
The Warriors, who are just 38-34 this season, are still on the playoff bubble even with Wednesday night’s W – currently sitting in 10th place in the Western Conference standings.
It’s unclear whether Green will be by the team’s side as it continues to try to move up in the race to the postseason — as there’s been no word yet whether he’ll face further punishment from the league… especially on the heels of Tuesday night. strange grabbing in Patty Mills.