Draymond Green took shot at Lakers-Nuggets referees

May 24, 2022; Dallas, Texas, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) reacts after a play against the Dallas Mavericks during the first quarter in game four of the 2022 Western Conference finals at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports

Draymond Green’s longstanding feud with NBA referees continues, even now that he is watching from his couch at home.

The Golden State Warriors star Green was live-tweeting portions of Thursday’s Western Conference Finals Game 2 between the Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets. One particular sequence in the first quarter sparked debate when Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell was whistled for a flagrant foul in transition on Nuggets guard Jamal Murray (video here).

Green disagreed with the call and took a swipe at the officiating crew.

“Soft,” Green wrote of the flagrant foul.

Soft

— Draymond Green (@Money23Green) May 19, 2023

Many thought that the flagrant was warranted since Russell wound up and caught Murray in the head and face area on his follow-through. But others believed it was a legitimate play on the ball to prevent an easy fast break basket, a key tenet of hard-nosed, no-holds-barred playoff basketball.

The notoriously physical Green will always fall in the latter category, so his reaction here is pretty on-brand. Another factor may have been that Tony Brothers, a pretty unpopular figure among NBA players, was the referee crew chief for Thursday’s game.

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