Say this for Draymond Green, he was himself on the way out of the 2025-26 season.
The Golden State Warriors’ campaign ended on Friday with a 111-94 loss to the Phoenix Suns in the final game of the NBA play-in tournament. With no doubt remaining about the result late in the fourth quarter, the Warriors’ longtime big man got into with Suns star Devin Booker and wound up getting ejected by Scott Foster.
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First, Green fouled out of the game with a hard hack on Booker, which was called an away-from-play foul and gave Booker a free throw.
Green went back to the Warriors bench and shared a hug with co-star Stephen Curry and head coach Steve Kerr, who have been the core of Warriors for 12 seasons now. It was a nice moment… and then Green started sharing some words with Booker at the free throw line.
The confrontation quickly got heated, and Booker eventually needed to be held back. Foster called a double technical foul on both players, ejecting them from the game.
Green, naturally, egged on the hostile crowd on his way off the court. He finished the game with 5 points, 6 assists, 2 rebounds and 5 turnovers in a rough game overall for the Warriors.
Draymond Green was unquestionably himself on the way out.
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The Warriors’ season ended moments later, beginning an offseason that could see major change in the NBA’s most franchise of the past decade. Among the biggest questions is Green’s future with the team.
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Green has a player option remaining on his contract for $27.7 million, but he wants an extension and was known to be available at the NBA trade deadline. He could opt to hit free agency this summer or exercise the option and see what happens.
If Green puts himself on an expiring deal, the Warriors could very well trade him as they try to figure out the right combination of youth and experience around Curry in the final years of his career.
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