- The Warriors beat the Hornets 97-84 on Friday night at home.
- But there were some fireworks just before the final bell.
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Friday night’s Warriors-Hornets game erupted into a brawl after a late Lester Quinones layup attempt with the game already decided, with Draymond Green attacking Grant Williams on and off the court.
The situation arose because Quiñones decided to shoot the ball with the Warriors up 11 with 12 seconds remaining. In fact, the game (which ended in a 97-84 Warriors victory) was so over that Golden State coach Steve Kerr and Charlotte coach Steve Clifford were already shaking hands.
Quiñones’ attempt was ruled a made basket after a play by goalie Miles Bridges, but the Hornets star made his displeasure clear when he collided with Quiñones afterwards.
From there, things escalated much more as players from both teams rushed each other, with Grant Williams in particular confronting Quiñones and interjecting himself into the situation.
Quiñones appeared to call the former Celtics and Mavs forward a ‘bitch’ several times, while Draymond Green then appeared to yell ‘fuck you’ at his opponent as well.
Miles Bridges collided with Lester Quiñones after the player made a layup with the game decided
Quiñones and Grant Williams then met face to face and had a few words
Draymond Green also yelled ‘fuck you’ at Williams, who recently transferred to Charlotte.
It also appeared that Green called Williams a ‘b****’.
Kerr was visibly taken aback by the incident and raised his arms in the air.
Quiñones and Williams were ejected afterwards, while Green and Stephen Curry could be seen. make peace with Bridges and Seth Curry after the game.
Still, green He had words for Williams. After the match.
“Grant Williams has got to stop this, man,” he said in his postgame press conference. ‘Being such a tough guy suits him absolutely badly. He’s a really nice guy. And for some reason he keeps trying to jump to the nasty side and I have to tell you, it’s not always fun to be here.
Williams is seen speaking with Warriors coach Steve Kerr on Friday night in San Francisco.
‘It’s not always a good time. I don’t know man, he needs to figure it out. Talking too much took you out of Dallas, as did exaggerating. And now he’s talking too much.
Green, known for his history of suspensions and ejections, has missed 17 games this season due to suspension, including 12 after punching Jusuf Nurkic in the face.
Williams, meanwhile, was traded by the Mavs at the deadline, and ESPN’s Tim MacMahon later said in the ‘Aro Collective‘podcast that ‘upset a lot of people’ in Dallas.
It remains to be seen if Williams and Quiñones will be suspended by the NBA.