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Draymond Green was ready to take on the defensive challenge Victor Vembanyama down, but it didn't work.
Green, listed as 6ft 6in, defended the 7ft 4in Wembanyama in a controversial match. Knowing that he has a clear advantage, Green did everything he could to get the best possible positioning.
The usually physical Green backed up Wembanyama, but when the whistle blew the third-year star knew exactly what to do.
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San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama beats Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) ahead of forward Jimmy Butler (10) and guard Will Richard (3) in the second half at Frost Bank Center. (Scott Wachter/Imagn Images)
Vembanyama turned and the entry pass was a perfectly set up lane for the jam. He dunked on Green and made sure Green knew what happened.
Almost everyone in San Antonio exploded, and Green and Wembanyama were separated before anything else could happen.
The officials waved the basket away because Green fouled the Spurs center before the attack. Green picked up his fifth foul seconds later on his next entry, storming off the court and yelling at the officials on the whistle.
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama reacts after dunking over Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green in the second half at Frost Bank Center. (Scott Wachter/Imagn Images)
“This is not an attempt to prove anything to anyone. It’s just that at some point someone talks to you a certain way, you have to respond in a certain way,” Vembanyama said after the game, according to the report San Antonio Express-News.
However, Green sensed some hypocrisy.
“It’s nice to see him show emotion. I like it when guys show emotion,” Green said via Yahoo Sports. “I just wish that if I can scream in someone's face and then a teammate can tackle me and nothing happens – because if I scream in someone's face and tackle someone, I'm suspended indefinitely.”
Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green and San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama exchange words in the second half at Frost Bank Center. (Scott Wachter/Imagn Images)
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Stephen Curry dropped a season-high 49 points on 9-of-17 shooting from 3-point range to give the Warriors a 109-108 victory.
Wembanyama blocked Jimmy Butler's layup attempt with 33 seconds left and the Spurs led 108-107. San Antonio was unable to capitalize offensively as De'Aaron Fox missed a 17-foot shot with 12 seconds left.
Fox fouled Curry on the ensuing possession, and he calmly made both free throws to give the Warriors a one-point lead. Fox missed an 18-foot jumper as time expired.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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