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Draymond Green has never been shy about speaking his mind. Whether it’s hyping up a teammate or calling out an opponent—or in this case, the officials—he doesn’t pull punches. After the Warriors’ Game 6 loss vs Houston, Green’s postgame comments took an expected turn, but not before he praised a surprising name: Steven Adams.

While acknowledging Adams’ physical dominance, Green couldn’t resist firing a few shots at the referees. “He’s having a great impact—doing a great job on the offensive glass and defensively,” Green said. “I just wish we could get a three-second call.”

But head coach Steve Kerr didn’t echo that frustration. Asked about Green’s comments, Kerr downplayed the issue. “We thought there were three or four of them last night,” Kerr admitted. “But it’s not really a call officials make very often. So we can’t worry about it too much.”

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Now, who’s right on this one? Coach or player? Well, it’s not as cut and dry as you’d think. You see, they’re both advocating for different things. Yes, Draymond is right when he says the officials should call this violation. The NBA’s official rule book states: “An offensive player shall not remain for more than three seconds in that part of his free throw lane between the endline and extended 4’ (imaginary) off the court and the farther edge of the free throw line while the ball is in control of his team.”

However, Steve is also right in the sense that, conventionally, officials don’t really call these violations. After all, when’s the last time you heard this offence get a call? So, those are the facts of the matter that’ll help you decide whether you want to side with Draymond Green or Steve Kerr on this one.

But speaking of tough decisions, Steve Kerr had to make one about a player on the Dubs roster. You see, he was only given 2 minutes of playing time in the Dubs’ shocking loss in Game 6 to the Rockets. So, this player will love what Kerr said as we approach Game 7 on Sunday.

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Steve Kerr vs. Draymond Green: Who's got the right take on those missed 3-second calls?

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Steve Kerr confirms Draymond Green’s teammate’s status ahead of Game 7

Now, who’s this player we’re talking about? Well, considering 5 players on the Dubs’ bench played 2 minutes in Game 6 against the Rockets, your confusion is understandable. But we’re talking about Kevon Looney, who grabbed two rebounds and conceded just as many fouls during his cameo in Game 6.

ESPN’s Ohm Youngmisuk asked Kerr about Kevon Looney possibly playing a bigger role in Game 7 and getting more minutes to help the Dubs with rebounding. Kerr allegedly said that Looney will play more than the two minutes he did in Game 6. Now, that might also mean Kevon may play 2 and a half minutes instead. But we’ll only find out come game time.

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Ohm also had an update for a Dubs star who did not play against the Rockets in Game 6 — Jonathan Kuminga. Coach Kerr apparently said he would love to get Jonathan on the court in Game 7. But it all comes down to how things play out during the game, per Kerr.

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So, these two Dubs stars will love what Kerr had to say as we approach Game 7. As for Draymond? Well, he may have to pull his coach aside for a private conversation to settle this debate. Regardless, those issues seem petty in font of the monster the Dubs face — the Houston Rockets in Game 7!

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