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The clash between Golden State Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves is grabbing a lot of attention. The game however is not making headlines for the right reasons. Apparently, Draymond Green and Rudy Gobert were involved in a brawl on the court in the initial moments of the game. Following this, reactions have been pouring in after the heated altercation between these two popular faces in the NBA.

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The latest celebrity to express her thoughts on the distasteful act is the Aces’ guard Sydney Colson. She was rather amused by the incident and had a funny take about it.

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Sydney Colson’s hilarious take on tussle

The two-time WNBA champion Sydney Colson joins the long list of athletes expressing their opinions about the infamous episode on Wednesday night. The No.51 of the Las Vegas Aces took to Instagram and trolled the two NBA stars. Captioning her post, “NBA ‘FIGHTS’ nowadays”?Colson made a hilarious attempt to recreate the drama.

Moreover, she even tried to authenticate her act and added outrageous trash talk. Sydney’s post created quite a buzz as her teammate and Aces’ kingpin also dropped a comment. The Finals MVP tagged popular Instagram page Tuby.

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Sydney Colson wasn’t done making fun of the incident. She then went on Twitter and posted a tweet describing her take on the whole ruckus. Colson tweeted, “NBA fellas, y?all not slick. Lil chokey choke here, chest grab there, 2 of ’em got so close they almost kissed?y?all bout to get stereotyped like us.” Soon after, fans took a piece of the action and started posting hysterical comments.

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The heated altercation has received a lot of reactions from the sporting world. Additionally, the NBA has also responded with reprimands for both these players.

Pugnacious players penalized

In an intense encounter between the Golden State Warriors and the Minnesota Timberwolves, Klay Thompson and Jaden McDaniels started the game with a scuffle. Following this, forward Draymond Green landed a chokehold on Minnesota’s No. 27 Rudy Gobert.

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As a result, officials intervened and asked all the players involved in the rumble to vacate the court. Consequently, Thompson, McDaniels and Gobert were fined $25,000 for their actions. However, Green’s penalty is more severe. The four-time NBA All-Star Draymond Green will lose $769,704 as a result of his 5 game suspension.

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This is not the first time the Golden State Warriors are involved in such a heated moment. Nonetheless, the NBA took the appropriate steps to avoid such incidents happening in the future. Further, these punishments will help in ensuring that such disturbances don’t spoil the fun of the game for the fans.

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Shahryar Fazal

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Shahryar Fazal is a senior NBA writer at EssentiallySports. His specialisation lies in his scrupulous Live Coverage of the events like NCAA and WNBA tournaments. A former sportsman himself, Shahryar used to contribute stories for publishing houses like TOI before taking up American sports as his field of interest. From Caitlin Clark to Cameron Brink, Shahryar is always on his toes to break any news involving the bright future of Women’s Basketball. Outside of ES, he loves to hawk the court clashes and lives by an athletic oath of maintaining consistency in life.

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