{"id":81748,"date":"2025-06-06T22:32:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T22:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/81748\/"},"modified":"2025-06-06T22:32:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T22:32:10","slug":"why-draymond-jokingly-is-grateful-for-warriors-playoff-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/81748\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Draymond jokingly is grateful for Warriors’ playoff exit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Why Draymond jokingly is grateful for Warriors’ playoff exit<\/a> originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area<\/a><\/p>\n

Draymond Green<\/a> wanted nothing more than to be competing deep into the NBA playoffs, but he disclosed one upside about the Warriors\u2019 second-round exit.<\/a><\/p>\n

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While joining \u201cJimmy Kimmel Live,\u201d Green was asked about his notorious technical foul history<\/a> and shared his growth \u2014 or attempted growth \u2014 in that department.<\/p>\n

\u201cI actually try not to [get a technical] now, which I\u2019m embarrassed to say,\u201d Green told Kimmel. \u201cI went into the playoffs like, \u2018I\u2019m not getting any techs. I\u2019m locked in.\u2019 I had five in three games. You only get seven for the playoffs. Thank God we lost.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Warriors\u2019 hard-fought battle against the Houston Rockets in the opening round, followed by a Western Conference semifinals meeting with the Minnesota Timberwolves, resulted in five technical fouls<\/a> for Green.<\/p>\n

Per NBA postseason rules, two more technicals would have resulted in an automatic one-game suspension.<\/p>\n

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And had the Warriors kept the series against Minnesota alive and advanced to a best-of-seven conference finals matchup with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Green isn\u2019t confident with his chances that he wouldn\u2019t reach that one-game suspension.<\/p>\n

That doesn\u2019t even include a would-be best-of-seven NBA Finals appearance.<\/p>\n

But, again, baby steps, right?<\/p>\n

Before the start of the 2024-25 regular season, Green predicted he would get fewer than 10 techs. He didn\u2019t quite meet that goal, but he has reason for optimism.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had 13,\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s a lot less than 17. Going the right way.\u201d<\/p>\n

Green was assessed 17 technical fouls during the 2023-24 season.<\/p>\n

Growth.<\/p>\n

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