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Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green got into a face-off with a New Orleans Pelicans fan Sunday night during the team’s 124-106 win.
The incident happened in New Orleans with about 2 minutes left before halftime. The fan, identified as Sam Green, was standing and applauding after Green was called for a foul on Pelicans forward Herb Jones.
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Draymond Green #23 of the Golden State Warriors gets into a verbal altercation with a fan during the second quarter of an NBA game against the New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center on November 16, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
The NBA player, instead of lining up for free throw attempts, walked to the sidelines and stood in front of the fan. The man stood up and stretched his arms out to the side as the two chatted. The authorities stepped between the two and calmer heads took over.
Sam Green told the Associated Press that he taunted the NBA champion with chants of “Angel Reese” because the Warriors player took no shots while grabbing seven rebounds. The Chicago Sky star was criticized for her inflated figures because she had her own hiccups. But Reese turned that slight into profit by trademarking “MeBounds” during his second year in the league.
The fan said the Warriors player yelled profanities at him and threatened to punch him if the “Angel Reese” chants continued.
New Orleans Pelicans center Derik Queen (22) and guard Jeremiah Fears (0) strip the ball from Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) as he drives to the basket during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Dill Butch)
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“I wasn’t using profanity and for him to walk 12 feet off the field to come at me like that was a little annoying,” Sam Green told the outlet.
Green said after the game that he was angry with the fan because of the chants.
“He kept calling me a woman,” he said via ESPN. “It was a joke at first, but you can’t keep calling me a woman.”
It is unclear whether Green will be fined for this interaction. The fan was only given a warning and allowed to remain in his seat on the field. The Warriors player was fined $25,000 in 2022 for what the NBA described as “directing obscene language to a fan.”
New Orleans Pelicans center Derik Queen (22) and guard Jeremiah Fears (0) strip the ball from Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) as he drives to the basket during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Dill Butch)
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Fan behavior has been a constant gripe from NBA players across the league over the past decade.
