Draymond Green Comments on Getting Technical Fouls for Yelling After Dunks

November 4th, 2016 by Mike Chiari Leave a reply »

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green is never shy about showing his emotions on the court, but after picking up his second technical foul of the season Thursday, he expressed concern about the manner in which he's being officiated. 

According to Marc J. Spears of ESPN's The Undefeated, the All-Star said he was assessed a technical foul for celebrating a dunk by teammate Kevin Durant in the Dubs' 122-96 decimation of the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday in addition to getting T'd up for celebrating his own dunk in the season opener against the San Antonio Spurs:

I got two techs this year for yelling, "Ahhh?" At this point, do I need to wear a mask? Am I allowed to show emotion on the floor? That's who I am. I play with emotion. ... I love this game, so I'm going to show emotion. But if you yell, "Ahhh," after a dunk ... I've never seen anyone get a tech for that.

After picking up 12 technical fouls during the 2015-16 regular season and four flagrants during last season's playoffs, per Spears, Green suggested he is watched closely based on his history: "At a certain point, you kind of get a reputati ...

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