Warriors' Draymond Green confronts fan teasing him with 'Angel Reese' chants
Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green had a face-to-face confrontation with a New Orleans Pelicans fan on Sunday night during the group s - win The episode occurred in New Orleans with about two minutes to play before halftime The fan who was identified as Sam Green was standing and cheering after Green was called for a foul on Pelicans forward Herb Jones CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMThe NBA athlete instead of going to line up for the free-throw attempts strolled to the sideline and stood in front of the fan The man stood up and held his arms out to the side as the two chatted Personnel got in between the two and cooler heads prevailed Sam Green explained The Associated Press that he was taunting the NBA champion with chants of Angel Reese because the Warriors competitor hadn t taken any shots while grabbing seven rebounds The Chicago Sky star had been called out for her rebounding numbers being inflated because she s getting her own misses But Reese turned the slight into profit as she trademarked MeBounds during her second year in the league The fan commented the Warriors member shouted profanity at him and threatened to punch him out if the Angel Reese chants continued VICTOR WEMBANYAMA TAUNTS DRAYMOND GREEN AFTER GETTING PHYSICAL DUNKING OVER HIM I wasn't using profanity and for him to walk feet off the court to come and get in my face like that it was a little unnerving Sam Green described the outlet Green stated after the competition that he was upset with the fan over the chants He just kept calling me a woman he disclosed via ESPN It was a joke at first but you can t keep calling me a woman It s unclear if Green will be fined for the interaction The fan was only given a warning and allowed to remain in his courtside seat The Warriors participant was fined in for what the NBA described as directing obscene language toward a fan Fan behavior has been a constant gripe from NBA players across the league over the last decade The Associated Press contributed to this document Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter
