NBA scores: Warriors top Pelicans amid Draymond Green’s fan incident

Golden State Warriors star Draymond Inexperienced had a private confrontation with a New Orleans Pelicans fan through the group’s 124-106 win on Sunday evening.

The incident occurred in New Orleans with about two minutes to play earlier than halftime. The fan, recognized as Sam Inexperienced, was cheering after Inexperienced was known as for a foul on Pelicans ahead Herb Jones.

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Draymond Inexperienced #23 of the Golden State Warriors will get right into a verbal altercation with a fan through the second quarter of an NBA sport towards the New Orleans Pelicans on the Smoothie King Middle on November 16, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Sean Gardner/Getty Photographs)

The NBA participant, as a substitute of lining up for the free throw makes an attempt, walked to the sideline and stood in entrance of the fan. The person stood up and stretched his arms out to the edges as the 2 talked. Officers intervened and cooler heads prevailed.

Sam Inexperienced informed The Related Press that he challenged the NBA champion with chants of “Angel Reese” as a result of the Warriors participant had didn’t make a single shot whereas grabbing seven rebounds. The Chicago Sky star was known as out after her rising numbers have been inflated as a result of her personal misses. However Reese turned what little she had right into a revenue when she trademarked “MeBounds” throughout her second 12 months within the competitors.

The fan mentioned the Warriors participant shouted profanities at him and threatened to punch him if the “Angel Reese” chants continued.

New Orleans Pelicans middle Derik Queen (22) and guard Jeremiah Fears (0) strip the ball from Golden State Warriors ahead Draymond Inexperienced (23) as he goes to the basket through the first quarter of an NBA basketball sport, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photograph/Butch Dill)

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“I did not use any profanity and it was a bit nerve-wracking for him to stroll 10 toes off the pitch and begin swearing in my face like that,” Sam Inexperienced informed the newspaper.

Inexperienced mentioned after the sport that he was offended on the fan for the chants.

“He saved calling me a lady,” he mentioned. via ESPN. “It was a joke at first, however you may’t preserve calling me a lady.”

It’s unclear whether or not Inexperienced can be fined for the interplay. The fan solely obtained a warning and was allowed to stay in his seat on the best facet. The Warriors participant was fined $25,000 in 2022 for what the NBA described as “directing obscene language at a fan.”

New Orleans Pelicans middle Derik Queen (22) and guard Jeremiah Fears (0) strip the ball from Golden State Warriors ahead Draymond Inexperienced (23) as he goes to the basket through the first quarter of an NBA basketball sport, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photograph/Butch Dill)

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Fan habits has been an ongoing downside for NBA gamers throughout the league over the previous decade.

The Related Press contributed to this report.

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