During the Golden State Warriors' 116-113 come-from-behind victory over the Phoenix Suns, Draymond Green and Dillon Brooks got into an altercation that ultimately resulted in a double technical on both players and an ejection for Green.
Khaman Maluach gets into position in the paint, Draymond Green falls down after the bump, then grabs Maluach with both hands and takes him down to the floor during the And-1.
Dillon Brooks doesn't like it, joins the huddle, and upon review Green is ejected after a double… pic.twitter.com/7NASzQoKJy— MrBuckBuck (@MrBuckBuckNBA) November 3, 2026
Green grabbed Suns center Khaman Maluach early in the third quarter in an attempt to stop an easy layup, then slammed him to the floor, though Maluach still converted the basket. Brooks, who has a history of tension with Green, charged in to confront him, and the two got into a physical altercation. Both players received technical fouls, and Green was ejected.
The Warriors trailed 67-57 when it happened, but they stormed back after he left the court. A Charles Bassey layup with 11:20 remaining in the fourth quarter gave Golden State its first lead since halftime. Following the game, Draymond Green did not talk to reporters about the incident, but Dillon Brooks gave his side of the story.
“I was just trying to de-escalate it. He was just tweaking all game.”
Meanwhile, Steve Kerr, Stephen Curry, and Brandin Podzimski all had no problem with Green's ejection.
Article Continues Below“That's just the greatest NBA basketball players on earth competing. Nothing serious happened,” Kerr said.
“He lit a fire in all of us. We had to respond. I'm glad we did,” Curry said.
“I loved it. It fueled our team. We didn't have that edge to us to start the game… I think it was needed and maybe he sensed it, maybe he didn't, but it helped us,” Podzemski said.