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Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green got into it with a fan sitting courtside on Sunday night after the man kept referring to him as WNBA star Angel Reese.

Green, in the first half of the Warriors†124-106 win over the New Orleans Pelicans, confronted a fan sitting at the Smoothie King Center. That fan, who identified himself as Sam Green to The Associated Press, heckled Green throughout the contest. Then, as players were preparing to line up for a free throw in the first half, Green walked over to the fan and got right up in his face.

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Officials and teammates quickly separated the two. The fan received a warning, Green was not hit with a penalty, and the game continued on normally. The two did not make contact with each other, but they were clearly in a heated discussion.

After the game, Green said that the fan was hitting him with an “Angel Reese†chant. At the time, he had seven rebounds but hadnâ€t attempted a single shot.

“It was a good joke at first, but you canâ€t keep calling me a woman,†Green said, via the San Francisco Chronicle’s Sam Gordon. “Iâ€ve got four kids and one on the way. Canâ€t keep calling me a woman. He got quiet though, so it was fine.â€

Someone pointed out to Green that Reese is one of the best rebounders in the WNBA.

“Yeah for sure, but … Lisa Leslie was a good rebounder too, and sheâ€s older than me,†he replied. “Just donâ€t be disrespectful, itâ€s cool. Weâ€ll move on.â€

Sam Green said he didnâ€t do anything wrong, and that Draymond had used profanity at him and threatened to punch him.

“I wasn’t using profanity, and for him to walk 12 feet off the court to come and get in my face like that, it was a little unnerving,” Sam Green told The Associated Press.

Reese, who dominated at LSU before entering the league, averaged 13.1 rebounds per game as a rookie and 12.6 per game last season with the Chicago Sky. Those led the league both seasons.

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Green finished the night with eight points and 10 rebounds. He went 3-of-13 from the field. The Warriors rolled to the 18-point win without much issue. The Pelicans, led by 20 points from Trey Murphy, fell to 2-11 on the year.

Green has gotten into issues with fans before in his career. He was fined $25,000 in 2022 after he directed “obscene language toward a fan†during a game against the Dallas Mavericks.

“As long as it doesn’t escalate, it’s fine [for a player] to go over and have a discussion,†Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said, via The Associated Press, while declining to really get into the incident specifically. “It would have been nice if security had gotten there a little bit earlier.â€

The Warriors (9-6) have won three straight games. Theyâ€ll take on the Orlando Magic (7-7) next on Tuesday.

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Nov 16, 2025, 09:57 PM ET

NEW ORLEANS — Golden State forward Draymond Green went nearly chest-to-chest with a fan during the Warriors’ game against the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday night.

The fan, who identified himself as Sam Green, 35, of New Orleans, was wearing a black polo shirt with a Pelicans logo on it. He was standing and cheering after Draymond Green had been called for a shooting foul while guarding Pelicans forward Herbert Jones.

While players began taking their positions along the key for Jones’ foul shots, Draymond Green strode over to the grinning fan and stood just inches from him as they spoke to each other, with the fan holding his arms out at his sides.

Game officials quickly stepped between them and pulled Draymond Green away while ushers gathered around and spoke with the fan, who continued to look amused by the exchange.

Sam Green said he was taunting Draymond Green with chants of “Angel Reese,” because several of the Warriors’ star’s early rebounds resulted from his short-range misses, starting with a Golden State possession in which Green missed five straight shots and rebounded the first four.

“He just kept calling me a woman,” Draymond Green told reporters after the game, clarifying later that the fan was calling him “a woman’s name.”

“It was a good joke at first, but you can’t keep calling me a woman. I got four kids, one on the way. You can’t keep calling me a woman.”

Sam Green said Draymond Green shouted profanity at him and threatened to punch him out if he continued the “Angel Reese” taunts (a reference to the WNBA star and former LSU player who set several LSU and SEC rebounding records).

“I wasn’t using profanity, and for him to walk 12 feet off the court to come and get in my face like that, it was a little unnerving,” said Sam Green, who was given a warning by ushers but was allowed to remain in his front-row seat.

“He was talking at first,” Draymond Green said. “Then you get a little closer and he didn’t really say much else. But it’s fine. We move on.”

Warriors coach Steve Kerr said in postgame remarks that he couldn’t comment extensively about the confrontation because he wasn’t sure what was said.

“As long as it doesn’t escalate, it’s fine [for a player] to go over and have a discussion,” Kerr said. “It would have been nice if security had gotten there a little bit earlier.”

Draymond Green, who has been known to draw technical fouls, fines and ejections for his confrontational and emotionally combustible on-court persona, has been fined for fan interaction before.

In 2022, he was fined $25,000 for what the NBA described as “directing obscene language toward a fan.”

He has been critical of fan behavior, saying fans face relatively few consequences for saying inappropriate things and are motivated to do so by the fact that players can be fined for engaging with them.

ESPN’s Anthony Slater contributed to this report.

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Dallas Mavericks fans have had it.

This isn’t a new phenomenon. But Monday night marked a new low in the Nico Harrison saga as fans in Dallas revived the “Fire Nico” chant during a home game that the Mavericks still had a chance to win.

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With 1.2 seconds remaining against the Milwaukee Bucks, Mavericks forward P.J. Washington was fouled on a 3-point shot as Milwaukee held a 116-113 lead.

When he got to the line with a chance to tie the game with three free throws, Mavericks fans focused their energy not on the outcome of the game, but on their disdain for the Dallas general manager who traded away Luka DonÄić.

Here’s what it looked and sounded like on TV. Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo took notice as he prepared to box out.

That clip is from shortly after Washington missed the second of three free throws, ending any chance of a Mavericks win short of a miracle.

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But make no mistake. Mavericks fans were focused on firing Harrison when the Mavs were in better shape to win the game and even when they had the lead. Here’s what it looked and sounded like from the upper deck during previous Washington free throws as the Mavericks held a fourth-quarter lead.

And here they are again chanting “Fire Nico” as anointed franchise savior Cooper Flagg stood at the line for two free throws as the Bucks held a 112-109 lead with one minute remaining.

Flagg hit both free throws on arguably his best night as a pro to cut the Milwaukee lead to one point. He finished the game with 26 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 1 block while shooting 9 of 15 from the field. According to ESPN Research, he tied LeBron James at 18 years, 324 days as the youngest player to ever score more than 25 points in an NBA game.

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He also hit a clutch layup over Antetokounmpo to give the Mavericks a 113-112 lead in the game’s final minute.

But it wasn’t enough to secure a Mavericks win as the Bucks took the lead for good on a Ryan Rollins layup on the other end.

And it wasn’t nearly enough to satiate Mavericks fans, who witnessed a collapse from an 88-79 fourth quarter lead for another loss to drop Dallas to 3-8 for the season.

The Mavericks hit the jackpot with a historically long-shot Draft Lottery win for the rights to secure Flagg first overall. That good fortune provided Harrison with temporary cover from the disdain surrounding him in Dallas for trading away DonÄić to the rival Los Angeles Lakers.

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There was some hope in Dallas that Flagg could combine with Anthony Davis and Kyrie Irving to compete in the West this season. But the oft-injured Davis who was acquired in return for DonÄić is injured again and missed his sixth straight game Monday night. And Irving remains without a timeline to return from last season’s ACL tear.

Regardless, this team doesn’t look two aging and hobbled stars away from competing at the top of the West with the Thunder and Nuggets — not even close. And the heat on Harrison is as high as it has ever been.

Mavericks fans are more than happy to continue to turn it up.

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Triple H was greeted with an interesting chant from fans attending the WWE Crown Jewel post-show in Perth on Saturday.

The live crowd standing behind hosts Big E, Peter Rosenberg, and Jackie Redmond chanted “We want Edge†at Triple H, referencing AEWâ€s Adam Copeland. They even sang Copelandâ€s theme music. As Triple Hâ€s appearance on the panel continued, fans also chanted for Batista, MJF, and called for WrestleMania to be brought to Australia.

Cena and Adam Copeland have paid tribute to each other in recent matches, with Cena using Copeland’s spear in a match against Sami Zayn on SmackDown, and Copeland paying tribute to Cena at AEW All Out.

Triple H on AJ Styles vs. John Cena at WWE Crown Jewel

Triple H was asked about Cena vs. Styles at Crown Jewel and responded that he saw the match as “a love letter to professional wrestling.”

“It was incredible. You hear this sometimes said in this business, it was a love letter to professional wrestling and I really believe that. Two of the most decorated performers, two of the greatest performers of a generation, both kind of coming to the end now.”

“For both of them to go out there, perform at this level, do what they did, and put on just a massive tribute to what we all love to do, get to do, or get to watch, it was just incredible.”

Jackie Redmond added that the match turned many people backstage “into little kids” watching it.

Triple H was asked about the amount of yellow John Cena t-shirts in the crowd for the show, with Rosenberg mentioning it looked like they handed the shirts out to the crowd.

“It was incredible. The amount of shirts was unbelievable,” Triple H said. “But that’s a testament to John Cena and who he is as a performer.”

Triple H on Bronson Reed’s win over Roman Reigns

Big E asked Triple H about Bronson Reed’s win over Roman Reigns in the opening match at Crown Jewel.

“For Bronson, this solidifies where he is. He’s in a top spot right now.”

Triple H continued, “He should be exactly where he is. He should be at the top of the food chain. I think the whole world saw a new monster created tonight.”

Triple H also discussed Rhea Ripley, Stephanie Vaquer, Tiffany Stratton and more. His full appearance on the WWE Crown Jewel post-show is available below:

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The comedian employed to warm up the crowd at the Ryder Cup has apologised and stepped down from her job before the final day’s play after she was recorded leading a foul-mouthed Rory McIlroy chant on the first tee on Saturday.

Heather McMahan apologised to McIlroy and Ryder Cup Europe for the remarks. It took the PGA of America 20 hours to address the incident, which happened before dawn on Saturday, inviting questions about whether they were quick enough to act.

McMahan had been employed to stoke up the crowd on the first tee in an attempt to build the atmosphere, and was using a megaphone to lead them in their chants. She tried to persuade them to join her in a chorus of “Scotty! Scotty! Scheffler!†to the tune of Queen’s We Will Rock You but was booed into abandoning the effort. “Fuck you Rory!†was more popular, and became a persistent chant throughout the day. McIlroy responded by blowing the crowd kisses when he came to the tee.

It set the tone of an ugly day at Bethpage, when the atmosphere around McIlroy in particular became so toxic that the PGA of America brought in squads of state police and park police to walk the course with his group midway through their round. Several spectators were evicted.

McIlroy was repeatedly targeted with personal abuse and grew so exasperated with people shouting out during his backswing that at one point he turned around and told the crowd to “shut the fuck upâ€. The PGA of America repeatedly posted spectator etiquette warnings on the screens around the grounds. They were widely booed every time they appeared.

McIlroy described the atmosphere as “very, very challengingâ€. He won both matches regardless.

“I don’t mind them having a go at us,†McIlroy said. “Like that’s to be expected. I mean, that’s what an away Ryder Cup is. Whenever they are still doing it while you are over the ball and trying to hit your shot, that’s the tough thing. You know, look, in between shots, say whatever you want to me. That’s totally fine. But just give us the respect to let us hit shots.â€