Warriors’ Draymond Green confronts fan over Angel Reese taunts during game | Golden State Warriors

Golden State forward Draymond Green got almost chest-to-chest with a fan during the Warriors’ road win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday night.

The fan, who identified himself as Sam Green, 35, of New Orleans, wore a black polo shirt with a Pelicans logo. He stood and applauded after Green was called for a shooting foul while guarding Pelicans forward Herb Jones.

As players began to take positions for Jones’ foul shots, Green walked toward the fan and stood inches away from him as they talked, with the fan holding his arms outstretched on either side.

Game officials quickly stepped between them and pulled the Warriors star away while ushers gathered around and spoke with the fan, who continued to look amused by the exchange.

Sam Green said he was taunting Draymond Green by singing “Angel Reese” because even though the Warriors star had several rebounds, he didn’t attempt any shots. Reese, a WNBA player, is known for her rebounding skills.

Sam Green said the Warriors star insulted him and threatened to punch him if he continued the “Angel Reese” taunts.

“I wasn’t using profanity and for him to walk 12 feet off the field to come at me like that, it was a little annoying,” said Sam Green, who received a warning from the ushers but was allowed to remain in his front row seat.

Draymond Green, known for issuing technical fouls, fines and ejections due to his fiery nature on the court, has been fined for interacting with fans in the past. In 2022, he was fined $25,000 for what the NBA described as “directing obscene language toward a fan.”

Green has criticized the crowd’s behavior, saying that fans face relatively few consequences for mocking players and are sometimes motivated to do so by the fact that players can be fined for engaging with them.