Reid was whistled for a common foul when he reached around with his right arm, attempting to steal the ball. Green then flailed his arms upward — a similar motion to the one that earned him another technical in the first round against the Rockets and that he has displayed in the past — and Reid fell to the floor, holding his face.

Green made a brief but very strong statement after his Thursday night technical foul puts him at further risk of a suspension.

Draymond Green has been known to get under his opponent's skin from time to time. Throughout Green's 13-year NBA career, all with the Golden State Warriors, he's been labeled as an instigator, an agitator,