After getting blown out by the San Antonio Spurs in their season opener a week ago, the high-powered Golden State Warriors have rattled off four straight wins. However, the very passionate Draymond Green has received two techincal fouls already.
Typically, Green gets techs for arguing with refs or talking trash to the opposing team. In these cases, Green was penalized for yelling.
Yes, yelling.
“I got two techs this year for yelling, ‘Ahhh’?” Green told The Undefeated. “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.”
Don’t think Green is going to let this go.
“I look forward to getting an explanation on the first and the second one,” Green said. “You can’t yell after a good play? So I’m looking for an explanation for both. I think they both should get rescinded. They said I was disrespecting the referees.
“All right, I’m not talking to them no more. But now you want to give me a tech for yells? It’s not like I’m standing in someone’s face yelling.”
Once Green meets with the higher ups, I’ll be pretty surprised if Adam Silver doesn’t rescind these two tecnicals.