The Minnesota Timberwolves are investigating an incident involving a fan who would have directed “racial comments” in Draymond Green in match 2 of the semi-finals of the West Conference.
According to a declaration by the T-Wolves public relations team, a fan was ejected for breaking the code of the NBA fan, and a second individual is the subject of an investigation after being accused of having made the racial remarks towards Green.
Images of fans of the interior of the arena during the fourth quarter seemed to show someone who directed the remark to Green when he was on a stationary bicycle.
Green was seen something to say to someone in the crowd. Ohm Youngmisuk d’Espn noted that Warriors Security confirmed that a fan had been ejected for led a racial insult to Green.
The fan was escorted out of the arena by security. The second individual who is the subject of an investigation leaves alone before the security team could confirm their identity.
According to the Official Code of Conduct of NBA fans, fans who do not adhere to politics are subject to a penalty that may include, but without limiting themselves to it, ejection, revocation of season tickets and / or a ban on attending games in the future.
Addressing journalists after the match, Green spoke of being “tired of the agenda to make me look like an angry black man”.
It is not known if Green spoke specifically about the fans’ incident. He also received a technical fault from managers in the second quarter after hitting the Naz Reid Timberwolves center with a elbow.
Green has now been called for five technical faults so far in the playoffs. It is two distance to receive an automatic suspension from a match.
The Minnesota beat Golden State 117-93 in match 2 at the semi-finals of the Western 1-1 conference while the series spends Chase Center for the following two games.
