Overview
- Late in a Play-In elimination game against the Suns, a hard foul on an inbound led referee Scott Foster to eject both Draymond Green and Devin Booker.
- Green says Booker told Foster he had been punched in the stomach, which Green calls a lie, and he argues he was only taking a foul to stop the clock.
- After a review, officials categorized the sequence as an away-from-the-play foul, a ruling Green criticized as inconsistent with what happened on the court.
- Leaked audio captured Green pressing Booker with “I punched you?” as the two exchanged words, while both later said there was no lasting personal rift.
- The 111–96 loss ended Golden State’s season, and coverage now weighs Green’s denial against video clips that some outlets say appear to show a midsection hit.