Draymond Green questions why Steph Curry doesn't get same treatment from refs as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

04/05/2023 12:00 PM

During one of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s many trips to the free-throw line following a foul, Draymond Green and Kevon Looney started talking to the referees. In the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 136-125 loss to the Golden State Warriors, Green and Looney animatedly questioned why Stephen Curry wasn’t getting to the free-throw line as frequently as Gilgeous-Alexander. “He’s got two MVPs and four championships,” Green exclaimed. “… Because he don’t get complain, he don’t get calls? If you do complain, you get a tech so make up y’all’s mind.” Draymond and Loon question the ref on why Steph doesn't get the same foul calls as SGA pic.twitter.com/CyIgqT1glw — Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) April 5, 2023 For full transparency: I was only able to confidently hear that from Green. Both Warriors players talked to the referees for much longer than that but due to the inaudibility of the clip due to natural sounds, it’s hard to fully make out what else they said. Gilgeous-Alexander finishes the loss with 32 points on 11-of-17 shooting and went 8-of-9 from the free-throw line. He will lead the league in drives for a third consecutive season as he currently averages a tick below 24 (23.9) a game — second-placed Ja Morant is at 20.4 per game. This has resulted in high free-throw numbers for Gilgeous-Alexander, who’s third in the league in free-throw attempts at 10.9 a night. Meanwhile, Curry averages just 9.4 drives per game as 56.3% of his total field goal attempts are from 3. His surprisingly-low 4.3 career free-throw attempts are likely a byproduct of this. Funny enough, this wasn’t even the biggest moment that involved Tuesday’s officiating crew. More News!Mark Daigneault explains confrontation with officials during 136-125 loss to WarriorsPlayer grades: Thunder can't survive Warriors' second-half surge in 136-125 lossMark Daigneault reveals who he voted for Coach of the Year