Draymond Green shoves Victor Wembanyama, draws flagrant foul in Warriors’ blowout loss

Draymond Green was assessed a flagrant 1 foul for shoving Victor Wembanyama in the back during the Warriors’ 123-85 loss to the Spurs on Friday.

The second-quarter incident followed a Wembanyama dunk over Green and added to an already difficult night for the Warriors, who fell behind 18-0 and never led.

Green pushed Wembanyama from behind while getting back on defense, drawing the flagrant call, as detailed by Fadeaway World’s Chaitanya Dadhwal.

Before the game, Warriors forward Yaxel Lendeborg had discussed the challenge of facing Wembanyama and the need to make him work.

“I’m gonna try to shoot as many 3s as I can tonight, try to bait him into helping out,” Lendeborg said. “Oh, and try to rough him up as much as we can.”

The Spurs ultimately controlled the physical side of the matchup, finishing with a 60-43 rebounding advantage and outscoring the Warriors 56-28 in the paint.

Wembanyama contributed 12 points, 12 rebounds, six assists, two steals and two blocks in just 21 minutes. His presence helped limit the Warriors to 33.3% shooting, while the Spurs built a lead that reached 43 points.

Stephon Castle supplied the biggest scoring performance, finishing with 32 points on 12-of-18 shooting, including five 3-pointers. He added six assists and committed only one turnover, as Eddie Bitar of Fadeaway World detailed.

The Spurs also recorded 34 assists and held a 21-3 advantage in fast-break points.

For the Warriors, Green’s flagrant was one conspicuous moment in a game that went wrong almost immediately. They spent the rest of the night chasing a Spurs team that gave them very little opportunity to recover.