Steve Kerr fumes after Draymond Green ejection

Draymond Green got tossed again, but this time, he has a point.

Green was ejected in the second quarter of the Golden State Warriors’ 119-116 win over the Phoenix Suns after picking up two technical fouls in rapid succession, with the second drawing immediate backlash from head coach Steve Kerr, who didn’t hide his frustration afterward.

Green appeared to cleanly block a shot from Suns guard Collin Gillespie with 10:45 remaining in the second quarter, but as they exchanged words going the other way, Green shoved Gillespie to get his first tech of the night.

Of course, Green protested the technical, and continued jawing at referee Pat Fraher while walking toward the scorer’s table, later earning a second, triggering an automatic ejection.

“I thought it was weak,” Kerr said after the game’s conclusion. “He definitely deserved one. But he’s walking to the bench and yells something and second technical. We just saw a guy on their team literally punch Steph in the stomach the other night, premeditated, punches him in the stomach and no ejection for that. Two nights later, refs got upset with some words from Draymond. I totally disagreed.”

Kerr was referencing a flagrant foul against Suns’ wing Dillon Brooks, which happened late in the fourth quarter on their encounter on Thursday night, in which Phoenix won 99-98.