Draymond Green Ejected After Brief Second-half Stint Against Suns

WHO:

NY Post - Draymond Green was ejected from the Golden State Warriors’ game against the Phoenix Suns.

IJR - The confrontation involved Green, Suns center Khaman Maluach, and Suns forward Dillon Brooks; Brooks also received a technical foul.

Bleacher Report - Green and Brooks were the players involved in a fight during the Warriors-Suns game.

Bleacher Report - Brooks said, “I don't like Draymond at all,” in an ESPN feature by Tim Keown. Keown wrote that Green “laughed and chose to pass on the opportunity to respond.”

Bleacher Report - Green later called Brooks an “idiot” and a “sucker” on different occasions.

WHAT:

Fox News - Golden State came back to beat Phoenix after Draymond Green was ejected.

NY Post - Green was ejected after lasting about two minutes in the second half.

IJR - Green received two technical fouls and was ejected after throwing Maluach to the floor and scuffling with Brooks.

Bleacher Report - Green started the sequence by throwing Maluach to the ground. Brooks approached Green, who grabbed Brooks’s jersey near the throat; Green received two technical fouls and was ejected.

Bleacher Report - Brooks ranked first in technical fouls in the league the previous season; Green ranked third.

WHERE:

NY Post - The ejection occurred during the Warriors-Suns game.

IJR - The confrontation occurred during the Warriors’ game against the Suns.

Bleacher Report - The incident occurred during a Golden State Warriors-Phoenix Suns contest.

WHY:

IJR - Brooks confronted Green after Green threw Maluach to the floor.

Bleacher Report - Brooks took issue with Green throwing Maluach to the ground and approached him.

HOW:

NY Post - Golden State trailed Phoenix 68-57 when Green was ejected.

IJR - Green’s ejection followed two technical fouls; Brooks also received a technical.

Bleacher Report - Green was ejected after receiving two technical fouls.

Draymond Green was ejected after throwing Phoenix’s Khaman Maluach down and scuffling with Dillon Brooks. Green received two technical fouls, while Brooks also drew a technical during the confrontation. Golden State rallied after Green’s ejection to beat the Phoenix Suns.