During the second overtime of his team's match against the Houston Rockets on Thursday night, Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green was assessed with a flagrant 1 foul on James Harden.

The 26-year-old Michigan State product hit Harden in the head with his foot following his shot attempt.

The call proved to be a crucial one as it gave the Rockets the opportunity to further build on their lead which they never relinquished anymore.

Green gave his reaction to the pivotal call during the post-game conference and shared how surprised he was about it.

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“I never thought that they would call a flagrant foul. That never even crossed my mind.”

“So, I'm under the impression if you're hit in the head, incidental contact, I think that's a flagrant foul if I'm not mistaken in the rule book. We'll see. Maybe I'll go read the rule book, maybe I'm wrong. But I'm not mistaken, I'm right. So, who knows.”

The 6-foot-7 power forward was also asked if he thinks the referees made the right judgement after reviewing the play and he had this to say:

“They're going to do what they want to do, That ain't got nothing to do with me. … They're going to do what they want to do. I don't control what them people do. Whatever they decide is what they decide. It ain't much I can do about, it ain't much apparently anybody else can do about it. So, I really don't care what it is. They called it. Got to move on.”

This is certainly not the first time Green got involved in a play where he hit an opponent with his feet. During last season's playoffs, Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams suffered a testicular contusion after getting kicked the groin area by Green.

The debate on whether it's his natural motion to raise his feet or not will be something people will talk about a lot, but if there's one thing certain, the game officials, and the NBA, will monitor Green's movement on the court even closer from now on.