Tempers quickly flared between the Golden State Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves at the start of their in-season tournament contest on Wednesday night at Chase Center.
Before the first bucket of the game, three players were ejected after chaos broke out at center court. After Klay Thompson’s jersey was ripped by Timberwolves wing Jaden McDaniels, Rudy Gobert got involved, pulling Thompson away from his teammate. The situation escalated when Green came to Thompson’s defense.
Green pulled Gobert’s head away from Thompson, putting the Timberwolves center in what appeared to be a headlock, holding him by the neck. After the teams were separated and the official reviewed the scuffle, Thompson, Green and McDaniels were ejected from the game. Wednesday marked Green’s second ejection of the season.
Following the trio of ejections, the NBA community on Twitter erupted with reactions. Here’s a look at what fans and analysts were saying on social media on Wednesday evening.
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Rudy Gobert to big for that 🤣
— Ty Hill (@cheetah) November 15, 2023
Draymond Green should be suspended. This is the type behavior the NBA should be punishing. Not players flexing after a poster dunk. pic.twitter.com/RzeALrNj55
— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) November 15, 2023
kerr wanted smoke with gobert lmao pic.twitter.com/FVquLTeP0r
— Chris Montano (@gswchris) November 15, 2023
Klay attempts a one-arm blockout of McDaniels.
His hand gets near the throat
McDaniels responds by grabbing Klay's arm and jersey
They play-fight
Draymond goes after Gobert's neck
No blood. No broken bones. 3 ejections— Monte Poole (@MontePooleNBCS) November 15, 2023
Laughing to myself at something stupid: Ncisco Klay. pic.twitter.com/WChlyobrwR
— Kerith Burke (@KerithBurke) November 15, 2023
Caption this. (Pic by @ScottStrazzante) pic.twitter.com/eCmthuTlHJ
— Kerith Burke (@KerithBurke) November 15, 2023
Draymond choking out Gobert for putting his hands on Klay was one of the most "I wish he would" reactions I've ever seen
— Marcus Thompson II (@ThompsonScribe) November 15, 2023
hang it in the louvre pic.twitter.com/2KRKeXc2aP
— Chris Montano (@gswchris) November 15, 2023
We had 3 ejections before one point.
The Chase Center debut of the In-Season Tournament, ladies and gentleman.
— Marcus Thompson II (@ThompsonScribe) November 15, 2023
Ejected: Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, Jaden McDaniels. So the Warriors will now be without Steph Curry, Klay and Draymond tonight. https://t.co/XRo4WTgWQT
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) November 15, 2023
lmaoooo draymond waited his whole life for this moment pic.twitter.com/uiPfcD4yXI
— Chris Montano (@gswchris) November 15, 2023
Trent Williams Draymond Green
🤝— John Chapman (@JL_Chapman) November 15, 2023
*Jaden Mcdaniels and Klay start fighting*
Draymond: pic.twitter.com/X25stamleL
— Denver📈 (@doubledworth) November 15, 2023
Draymond ain’t even need to see what happened he said “I got Gobert”
— Trill Withers (@TylerIAm) November 15, 2023
The Warriors and Timberwolves got chippy just two minutes into their in-season tournament game 😳
Draymond Green, Klay Thompson and Jaden McDaniels were all ejected. pic.twitter.com/m7UvULewa2
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) November 15, 2023
Putting Joe Rogan UFC commentary over the Gobert – Draymond fight works PERFECTLY pic.twitter.com/xRjnHvRqfM
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) November 15, 2023
hes been waiting to do this forever pic.twitter.com/b5ZmWzgyWw
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) November 15, 2023
Draymond is wild but all Rudy had to do was tap. As crazy as he is, everyone respects a tap pic.twitter.com/gmZOWqMDq6
— Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) November 15, 2023
How many teammates are running in to have your back like Draymond Green? We need more of this tbh
— #1 Point God Stan (@samesfandiari) November 15, 2023
Suspended? Adam Silver would sell his left nut for moments like this in his soccer tournament. Draymond just raising awareness https://t.co/KRG1z2zneu
— John Middlekauff (@JohnMiddlekauff) November 15, 2023
I used to work as a bouncer in my mid-20s. They teach you that when you break up a fight, always pull people away from behind. And to calmly tell them why you’re removing them from the establishment. Draymond did both of these things. I see nothing wrong. https://t.co/iFpkyADIi3
— Anthony Garcia (@SportsAnthony) November 15, 2023
My official opinion is i don’t think gobert did anything nefarious. He jumped in when he saw his teammate in a scrap. I just think same logic applies to draymond and that’s where people lose their mind.
— #1 Point God Stan (@samesfandiari) November 15, 2023
draymond saw his opportunity and RAN for it 😭 pic.twitter.com/9jddVwKkbD
— Molly Morrison (@mollyhannahm) November 15, 2023
Draymond my goat
— P-Lo (@p_lo) November 15, 2023
Gonna find something new everytime i watch this. KAT comes in at the end to get Draymond and end up hitting Rudy in the head while he headlocked lmao https://t.co/6Hb7aoMLNf
— Trill Withers (@TylerIAm) November 15, 2023
Lmao Rudy wasn't even doing anything Draymond just said "Now's my chance" and got to chokin' https://t.co/1jrKvUI8rt
— Céad Míle Fáilte (@ColeyMick) November 15, 2023
Draymond Green: ejected
Klay Thompson: ejected
Jaden McDaniels: ejectedBEFORE A BASKET WAS SCORED 😭
— br_betting (@br_betting) November 15, 2023
This is crazy…Draymond has issues pic.twitter.com/925sMt0kK2
— Matt Jones (@KySportsRadio) November 15, 2023
Draymond hates Gobert and couldn’t wait to fly in for the choke lmaooooooooooo
— Shohei Ohtani Stan Account (@AndyKHLiu) November 15, 2023
Let us not forget
– Draymond roasted Rudy Gobert for crying when he got snubbed as an All-Star a few years back
– Anthony Edwards open about wanting to be the end of the Warriors, mostly because of Draymond
– The Andrew Wiggins angleThese teams lowkey hate each other 🤣 https://t.co/evOQ6lU9Td
— Allen Stiles (@The_StilesFiles) November 15, 2023
Imagine defending a dude who cried because he didn’t make the all star team because you hate draymond lol
— Nate (@urkle91) November 15, 2023
Draymond Green tonight pic.twitter.com/YjDQz0QDNw
— Hoops (@HoopMixOnly) November 15, 2023
I wonder when Draymond will mature past unnecessary fights. It’s as if he’s trying to prove his toughness when no one has ever questioned it.
Gobert was just trying to break up the scuffle, and here comes “big bad” Draymond Green.
— Emmanuel Acho (@EmmanuelAcho) November 15, 2023
draymond green wins the The “OH YEAHHHH BROTHER” MACHO MAN RANDY SAVAGE Trophy @netw3rk https://t.co/xh0mvv94sr
— Shea Serrano (@SheaSerrano) November 15, 2023
The angriest we’ve seen Klay Thompson? pic.twitter.com/xFmE04vgY8
— Dalton Johnson (@DaltonJ_Johnson) November 15, 2023
Klay Thompson and Draymond Green tonight:
0 Points
2 Ejections
100% Fake Tough GuysHOW SWEET OF THEM TO WANT TO GO SIT WITH STEPH SO EARLY IN THE NIGHT 🙏🙏🙏 pic.twitter.com/ukdZ6DubZ2
— Hater Central (@TheHateCentral) November 15, 2023
Fireworks already going off at Chase Center. Jaden McDaniels and Klay Thompson got into it, resulting in Thompson’s jersey getting ripped and a big scrum on the floor. Draymond Green was getting held back, as well as Thompson and multiple Timberwolves players.
— Kendra Andrews (@kendra__andrews) November 15, 2023
