The Warriors got into a fight with the Timberwolves less than two minutes into the game.
The Warriors played against the Timberwolves at home today, and there was a “big brawl” at the start of the game, which resulted in the eviction of Warriors stars Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, and Jaden McDaniels Show up. Warriors head coach Steve Kerr believes K. Thompson should not be kicked off the game.
In the battle between the Warriors and Timberwolves, less than 2 minutes into the game, K. Thompson and McDaniels pushed each other and then pulled their jerseys. At this time, Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert stepped forward to break up the fight and tried to fight it off. K. Thompson and unexpectedly D. Green rushed over and “choked” Gobert, causing chaos in the scene. In the end, K. Thompson, McDaniels, and D. Green were all kicked out.
Gobert bluntly said in an interview after the game that D. Green was a clown, believing that D. Green wanted to get him kicked out from the beginning because he didn’t want to play without the Warriors’ first brother Stephen Curry.
“Klay shouldn’t have been kicked out, it’s ridiculous,” Cole explained. “I’m not happy about it. As for Draymond’s part, Rudy put his hands on Klay’s neck, and that’s why Draymond rushed over. .” Neither K. Thompson nor D. Green commented after the game.
Tyler Ford, the NBA referee for this game, explained that D. Green’s behavior towards Gobert was “unnecessary and excessive”, so he was given a second level flagrant foul. Tyler Ford pointed out that the physical contact between Gobert and K. Thompson was that Gobert was trying to get rid of K. Thompson and McDaniels, and was considered a “peacemaker.”
Timberwolves coach Chris Finch believed that the referee made the right decision to eject the player. The referees did a good job in controlling the situation. The game was intense, but it was not a very dangerous or out-of-control game. Fincher also hopes that the NBA can punish D. Green for his behavior, “I do hope that the league will do what it needs to do.”
