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Andy Nesbitt

An ex-NBA ref had a shocking explanation for why Draymond Green shouldn’t get second technical

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Just before halftime of last night’s Game 2 of the NBA Finals, Draymond Green and Jaylen Brown had a little dust-up that had some pushing and shoving (and shorts grabbing) before teammates were able to separate them and calm things down a bit.

Once things got settled, the refs went to review the play to see what type of punishments should be handed out. To just about anyone watching it seemed like a perfect spot for a double technical. There was one very big issue with that, though – Green already had a technical called on him earlier in the game so this could have been a game-changing moment if he got a second and was sent to the locker room for the rest of the night.

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