Draymond Green, 2 technical fouls away from suspension, fined $50,000 for questioning officials' 'integrity'

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Draymond Green has found a new way to get on the NBA's bad side.

The Golden State Warriors star was fined $50,000 Wednesday for making an "inappropriate comment" to the officials during Game 3 of a second-round playoff series against Minnesota.

The NBA said Green questioned "the integrity of game officials" in the Warriors' 102-97 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

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Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green argues with referee Nick Buchert during the second half of a game against the Washington Wizards at Capital One Arena.  (Brad Mills/USA Today Sports)

Green appeared to reference the game's point spread to the refs during the game.

"Five-and-a-half. I know what they're doing," Green appeared to say. Minnesota was -5.5 and covered.

Green has been assessed a league-high five technical fouls this postseason and would have to serve a one-game suspension if the total reaches seven. He has also been called for two flagrant fouls.

He was suspended for Game 5 of the 2016 NBA Finals for accumulating too many flagrant fouls that postseason and was suspended for one game in the 2023 playoffs for stepping on the chest of Sacramento's Domantas Sabonis.

According to the website Spotrac, Green has been fined $992,000 in his career, with $185,000 coming for actions toward officials. He also has been docked $3.2 million for suspensions.

Green was suspended indefinitely last season for his on-court antics from prior playoff games, including stomping on Sabonis. He also put Rudy Gobert in a chokehold and hit Jusuf Nurkić with an open hand, which led to the extended suspension.

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