When the Golden State Warriors took on the L.A. Clippers at Staples Center on Saturday afternoon, star forward Draymond Green picked up his league-leading 11th technical foul in just 34 games this year. On Monday, Golden State superstar point guard Stephen Curry was asked by the media if he feels that Green is at times treated unfairly by the officials.
“I do. There are certain situations where he has a certain mannerism about him, a certain disposition, that is different from other people,” Curry said. “I've been on the court when just looking around like, ‘Why did he get a tech?' He didn't say anything, he didn't do anything demonstrative. I've seen way worse; had a blind eye turned to it.”
This comes after Green really let the officials have it, going as far as saying that they are ruining the game. However, Curry admits that Green sometimes goes a bit over the top when it comes to his outbursts.
“Draymond would admit there have been situations on the other side where he's gone overboard and they've handled it accordingly,” Curry said of his teammate. “It's a give and take, but there have been more than enough instances where he's tried to compose himself and tried to have that communication and he's not given the benefit of the doubt.”
Curry said that things can be handled much better, especially when it comes to establishing better communication between players and officials as well as controlling emotions.
Article Continues Below“At the end of the day, as long as we understand that refs are humans just like we are, they're gonna make mistakes,” Curry said after Monday's shootaround. “And in the heat of battle, we're gonna have emotional responses. If I come to you and I want to talk about it and I'm not cussing you out or embarrassing you in any sense, then hopefully that communication can happen. And we can move on after that.”
A video of the interview with Curry, which was posted on Twitter by Connor Letourneau of the San Francisco Chronicle, can be viewed below:
Stephen Curry discusses Draymond Green’s relationship with the refs: pic.twitter.com/I6eUYNPrOK
— Connor Letourneau (@Con_Chron) January 8, 2018
The Warriors, who have won four games in a row since Curry returned from a badly sprained ankle, host the Nuggets tonight at Oracle Arena.