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Stephen Curry and Draymond Green Bring Out Will Smith’s “Bad Boys” Mentality With a Jab at NBA Officials

Published 11/28/2022, 5:00 AM EST

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It was a blowout game between the Golden State Warriors and the Minnesota Timberwolves. Dub Nation took the game by a 23-point margin improving their record to 11-10. But somehow, what happened on the Warriors’ bench managed to become the highlight of the game between the two teams.

With the final minutes unwinding in the fourth quarter, the Warriors did not take their foot off the pedal. As they were continuing to blow out the Wolves on their home court. The Warriors bench too was getting excited. 

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Draymond Green cheering for Jordan Poole

During the last minute and a half, Jordan Poole blew past a Minnesota defender to finger-roll the ball in for an easy layup. And Draymond Green could not help but celebrate, although, a bit excessively.

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That did not sit well with the referees. Green got called for a technical foul with one minute left in the fourth. But that wasn’t it. During the last 30 seconds of the game, Warriors superstar Stephen Curry also joined Draymond Green in the boat of players with technicals called against them.

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Donte DiVincenzo drained a three-pointer which had Curry even more hyped than Green. Curry was so loud, you could hear even hear him on the highlights. He cheered on for Donte while taking somewhat subtle shots at the referee.

And before you know it, Curry got called for a technical. But that did not seem to bother ‘The Chef’ as he went to his Instagram to boast about it. Curry posted a video of the game where Green and Curry were seen celebrating.  

 

And to top it off, Curry posted the video with the background music from Will Smith’s famous movie, ‘Bad Boys. He captioned the video, “I’ll take the fine! Good win Dubs!”

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That’s just Steph being Steph. After Curry got called for the foul, he sat back right next to Draymond on the bench. The entire Warriors bench was laughing with the two while they relished another win for the team.

It even had the Warriors staff in splits, laughing along with the two All-Stars. The Warriors had an amazing game with six of their players in double-digits. Curry notched up 25 points, 11 rebounds, and 8 assists in the game.

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Draymond Green too had a double-double with 19 points, 4 rebounds, and 11 assists for the night. The Golden State Warriors have won three games in a row now and are looking to improve their standings in the Western Conference.

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Abhishek Dhariwal

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Abhishek Dhariwal is an NBA writer for EssentiallySports. He earned his bachelor's degree in English Honors from St. Xavier's College and his master's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from AAFT School of Mass Communication and Journalism.
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Jayant Chhabra