"Green blocked Gillespie's shot with 10:45 left in the second quarter and the two exchanged words on the way up the court. Right as Stephen Curry made a transition 3 at the 10:39 mark, Green barreled into Gillespie, drawing the initial technical call from nearby official Pat Fraher. Upset at the whistle, Green turned his ire toward Fraher and mimicked the technical call."
"He then followed Fraher toward the scorer's table and continued to yell in his direction, eventually earning the second technical as team security ushered him to the locker room. It was Green's first ejection this season, but the 21st regular season ejection of his career. The disqualification left the struggling Warriors -- having lost nine of their last 14 games -- without their starting power forward and defensive anchor for the final three quarters. Golden State was down 48-38 at the time of the ejection."
Draymond Green was ejected early in the second quarter after receiving back-to-back technical fouls following contact with Phoenix guard Collin Gillespie and a sustained confrontation with an official. Green blocked Gillespie's shot with 10:45 remaining and the two exchanged words; moments later, after Stephen Curry's transition 3 at 10:39, Green barreled into Gillespie and drew the initial technical from official Pat Fraher. Green reacted by mimicking the call and following Fraher toward the scorer's table, continuing to yell until he received a second technical and was escorted to the locker room. The ejection removed Golden State's starting power forward and defensive anchor while the team trailed 48-38; it was Green's first ejection of the season and the 21st of his regular-season career.
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