Chicago (USA), March 27 (EFE).- The Golden State Warriors achieved a momentous 101-93 victory this Wednesday at the Orlando Magic field to fuel their chances of reaching the play-in, despite to a new expulsion of Draymond Green, who received a double technical for protesting to the referees after just 3.36 minutes.
Not even four minutes into the game had passed when, with 6-6 in the light, Draymond Green protested angrily to referee Ray Acosta after a foul called on Steph Curry, until he was sent off for a double technical.
Green lost his cool and continued protesting for several seconds before leaving the court, while Curry’s disappointment was evident.
The Warriors star, frustrated by the new expulsion, burst into tears and covered his face with his jersey in an attempt to contain his emotions.
Green had three rebounds and one assist in 3.36 minutes on the court.
Despite their expulsion, the Warriors, who are fighting with the Houston Rockets to retain tenth place in the West, the last one that gives access to the play-in, managed to triumph in the Magic’s field.
Andrew Wiggins was the leading scorer with 23 points and Curry contributed 17 points and ten assists. Klay Thompson scored fifteen points and Moses Moody contributed twelve.
The Magic, fifth in the East, suffered their second consecutive loss, despite Cole Anthony’s 26 points.
Green and a history of controversy
The one from Orlando is just the latest expulsion for a Green who experienced the most turbulent season of his career this year.
The four-time NBA champion received a thirteen-game suspension in December for slapping Jusuf Nurkic in the face in the game between the Phoenix Suns and Warriors.
With 8.23 in the third quarter, the Warriors player was fighting to gain position in front of the Suns interior when he turned around and hit Nurkic in the face, who ended up on the ground.
Green, essential in Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson’s Warriors, has already been sent off four times this season.
