The Golden State Warriors have been very inconsistent this season in terms of winning games. It’s no surprise that they have been hovering around the .500 mark for the most part of the season.
The Warriors have now improved their record to 22-22 and are in the seventh spot in the Western Conference following their impressive win against the Washington Wizards. Stephen Curry was the hero of the game with his impressive 41-point performance. Steve Herr even hailed Curry as the modern-day Michael Jordan after seeing Curry’s scoring outburst against the Wizards.
While most of the game went well, one incident involved Draymond Green clapping back at a heckling fan.
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Draymond Green said the fan questioned his Hall of Fame status and it fired him up to turn a sluggish first half to a huge second half: “I’m like that bro. I’ve been like that.” https://t.co/9mXSmsY0uw pic.twitter.com/ViUR1F5VBe
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) January 16, 2023
“Everyone on our team heard the guy on the baseline talking – or on the sideline – and everyone, including our coaches, were like, ‘Draymond, shut him up’. It wasn’t just me that fed off that. I think everybody fed off that. Shout out to that guy. He kept saying, ‘you think you’re a Hall of Famer? I better not ever hear you say that again’. I’m like that, bro, I’ve been like that. Don’t do that. Sometimes you gotta, what they say, let a sleeping dog lie. He should’ve just let me stay where I was. It wasn’t here. It wasn’t here so I appreciate it.”
The fan certainly crossed the line, and it lit a fire under Green, who had a great second half to help the Warriors seal the game.
Stephen Curry Shows Support For Draymond Green
Both Stephen Curry and Draymond Green are leaders of the Golden State Warriors. Considering the two players have played so many years together, they tend to have each other’s back in any situation. Following Green’s altercation with the fan, Curry showed support during the postgame conference.
Steph Curry on the Wizards fan: “We always love engaged Draymond no matter who puts the gas in the tank.” He said the fan broke a “cardinal rule” and walked out early: “Take that smoke the whole game.” pic.twitter.com/5ImB2hVhpb
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) January 16, 2023
We always love an engaged Draymond, no matter who puts the gas in the tank. … But that guy, he left early. I was very disappointed,” Curry said. “Very disappointed. We were running out the clock, you gotta take that smoke the whole game. As soon as we were walking back to the bench, I thought there’d be a final word. I looked over and saw him walking out before the clock was at zero. That’s a cardinal rule, you can’t do that. I’m sure he would have stayed if we lost.”
While Steph loved the fact that the fan’s heckling helped Green in having a great fourth quarter, where he scored 11 points, Curry was disappointed the fan left the game early. Either way, the Warriors won the game, and that’s the most important thing for them right now.
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