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Golden State Warriors ahead Draymond Green was once ejected within the opening mins of Tuesday’s sport towards the Minnesota Timberwolves. This got here after Green put Timberwolves heart Rudy Gobert in a headlock all over an altercation simply mins into the sport.
Gobert even had a principle as to why Green were given ejected so temporarily all over Tuesday’s contest.
“Every time Steph doesn’t play, he doesn’t want to play without his guy Steph so he does anything he can to get ejected,” Gobert stated after the sport.
Per Spotrac, Green has gained 18 ejections since he entered the NBA again in 2012.
According to research from For The Win NBA writer Bryan Kalbrosky, the primary seven ejections of Green’s occupation got here in video games that Curry was once playing in.
The first example through which Green was once ejected whilst Curry was once inactive got here on Nov. 11, 2019 towards the Utah Jazz, in line with Kalbrosky. Curry was once coping with a damaged hand on the time, and wasn’t at the flooring for that specific sport. Green ended up receiving a couple of technical fouls all over that contest the place Gobert was once nonetheless a member of the Jazz.
Kalbrosky’s analysis additionally displays that Green’s subsequent 4 ejections got here in video games through which Curry did not go well with up for. Green was once additionally ejected on Jan. 4, 2020 (vs. the Pistons), Feb. 27, 2020 (vs. the Lakers), Feb. 20, 2021 (vs. the Hornets), March 20, 2022 (vs. the Spurs), and Jan. 4, 2023 (vs. the Pistons). If you rely Green’s ejection on Tuesday, seven of his ultimate 11 ejections came about in video games that Curry wasn’t playing in.
As a results of the altercation, Green was once passed a five-game suspension for his movements on Wednesday.
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