San Francisco – The Warriors coach Steve Kerr said that Draymond Green was doing well and credited the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday for their rapid reaction to the alleged ugly behavior displayed to the Golden State striker by two fans who attended match 2 of the semi -final series of the Western team conference.
In the fourth quarter of Thursday’s match, a fan was accused of having violated the code of the NBA fan and was ejected for an incident involving Green, and another was heard of racial comments towards the veteran. This fan left before Arena’s security confirms his identity, which prompted the Timberwolves to continue investigating.
Kerr spoke to Green incidents on Friday and said the veteran had put the events behind him.
“It is in a good mood,” said Kerr about Green shortly before the Warriors were facing the Timberwolves in match 3 at the Chase Center. “The fact that the Timberwolves managed it so well, security, I think everything was really significant. We talked about it yesterday, and it is ready to leave this evening.”
Timberwolves coach Chris Finch echoes Kerr’s comments, saying: “Obviously, there is no room for all of this in sports or the company. Proud the way our organization reacted quickly, and I hope we can put it behind.
“The Minnesotans are super, warm and welcoming, very open and tolerant. These are sports fans, but everything must be maintained within the limits of what is acceptable. ”
It was not the first time that Green was subject to ugly behavior on the part of opposing fans. During a test match 2 of the Warriors series in the first round against the Houston Rockets, some fans of the Toyota Center shouted “F– K You, Draymond” to Green.
“It looks like everyone has the right to have the right to say what they want, regardless of being respectful or thus,” said Finch. “I have probably noticed more noisy mouths in the field than over the past years, but it is our work as professional trees to block this and try to continue.”
Green also took a tour with his comments after the defeat of the Warriors 113-97 against the Timberwolves, which equalized the 1-1 series of the best of the seven.
Green, who obtained his fifth technical fault of the playoffs during Thursday’s match, said later: “I am tired of the agenda to make me look like the angry black man. I am a very successful and educated black man with a large family, and I am super in basketball and excellent in what I do.
“The agenda to try to continue to make me look like an angry black man is crazy. I’m fed up. It’s ridiculous.”
The vibrations are immaculate: Kerr said that the wounded goalkeeper Steph Curry was involved despite having to sit on the match on Saturday and match 4 on Monday with a pressure from the grade jambs he suffered in the second quarter of match 1 Tuesday evening.
“Steph is still there,” said Kerr. “Nothing changes with the atmosphere in the past few days, Steph was injured. The atmosphere is exactly the same, the guys are preparing, together and laughing. They play basketball to make a living. Life is beautiful. The vibrations are therefore good.”
Curry is kept away from basketball-related activities for the moment. The Warriors should give an update on his health on Wednesday. Match 6, if necessary, would be May 18 in San Francisco.
To start: Second-year Warriors striker Trayce Jackson-Davis made his first start to the playoff series on Saturday, when he started the match alongside Green, Jimmy Butler, Buddy Hield and Brandin Podziemski. Jackson-Davis started 37 games for the Warriors this season.
Originally published:
California Daily Newspapers
