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The final minutes of the Golden State Warriors’ season-ending loss to the Phoenix Suns in the final game of the NBA Play-In Tournament really ran the entire gamut of emotions.
It started with an incredibly moving moment, as Warriors coach Steve Kerr removed longtime stars Stephen Curry and Draymond Green from the game, and the trio embraced on the sideline. Kerr is reportedly in the last year of his contract, and his future remains uncertain. It was a poignant moment between the three men who helped power the Warriors to four NBA championships since Kerr was hired in 2014.
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“I don’t know what’s going to happen next but I love you guys to death. Thank you. I appreciate you,” Kerr told Curry and Green on the Amazon Prime Video broadcast.
Kerr said after the game his plan was to take some time to determine what’s next.
But just moments after that heartwarming exchange, Green was ejected from the game.
He and Suns star Devin Booker got into a heated exchange of words and received double technicals. As play resumed, with Booker on the court and Green on the bench, the jawing seemingly continued to a degree referee Scott Foster determined crossed the line. He paused play and ejected both men.
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Green played to the crowd, demanding louder boos as he walked off the court.
A short time later the Suns finished off their 111-96 victory that clinched the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference.
The Suns will now travel to Oklahoma City and a date with the defending champions. The top-seeded Thunder host Game 1 of their first-round series, Sunday, April 19 at 3:30 p.m. ET.
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