NBA Will Suspend Draymond Green After 16th Technical

The NBA has confirmed that it will suspend Warriors defensive anchor Draymond Green for Golden State’s next game after he incurred his 16th technical of the season in a loss against the Clippers on Wednesday, per a league press statement (Twitter link).

Golden State’s next game is on Friday in Atlanta vs. the Hawks. Green won’t be available for that one as a result of his suspension.

As was previously noted, the league could have rescinded the suspension had it so chosen, but that won’t happen.

Players are automatically suspended for one game when they accumulate 16 technical fouls in the regular season. Green is the second player to suffer that fate this season, joining nemesis Dillon Brooks of the Grizzlies.

Green would be hit with another one-game suspension is he receives two more techs before the end of the regular season. A player’s technical foul count resets at the start of the postseason.

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