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Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant gestures during a break in the game during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Clippers Monday, Nov. 12, 2018, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)(Photo: The Associated Press)
Golden State Warriors stars Kevin Durant and Draymond Green had a heated exchange on the bench Monday night, with Durant appearing frustrated that Green did not pass him the ball at the end of regulation.
The exchange occurred after a frenetic sequence late in the Warriors’ 121-116 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. With the game tied at 106 in the final seconds of regulation, Lou Williams missed a jump shot and Green snatched the rebound before dribbling up the court. Durant emphatically clapped his hands in an apparent call for the ball, but Green carried it up the court and eventually lost control of the ball without attempting a shot.
Television cameras later captured Durant and Green having an animated conversation on the bench, with Klay Thompson sitting between them. Neither Durant nor Green discussed the nature of their conversation after the game.
“It don’t matter,” Green told The Mercury News. “You all are going to report what you want to report.”
Warriors coach Steve Kerr told reporters that, in retrospect, he wished he would have called a timeout at the end of regulation. Veteran Shaun Livingston, meanwhile, dismissed the exchange between Durant and Green as “just team spirit.”
“Guys wanted a different outcome than what happened,” Livingston told reporters. “Obviously, Dray had the turnover. Guys might have thought they were open or wanted the basketball, didn’t get it. Things happen like that in sports. But it was good to see some fire, some emotion.”
Contact Tom Schad at [email protected] or on Twitter @Tom_Schad.
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