Draymond Green faces suspension after receiving 16th technical foul

Warriors forward/center Draymond Green received his 16th technical foul of the season in Wednesday night's game against the Clippers. He will be suspended for Friday’s game versus Atlanta unless the foul is rescinded by the NBA in the interim.

Shortly after Green’s technical he was involved in a scuffle with Clippers forward Marcus Morris. Upon an official review of the incident, Morris received a Flagrant 2 foul and was ejected from the game.

Last week, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said he hadn’t spoken to Green about being on the technical threshold, per ESPN’s Tim MacMahon (Twitter link).

“I’ve never said one word to Draymond, and he’s never gone over the limit,” Kerr said. “He always comes right up to the edge and then he stops. He knows how valuable he is, I don’t have to say anything to him. He knows that he can’t get that next one; we need him.”

Wednesday’s matchup between the Warriors and Clippers — and Green’s imminent suspension — could have a huge impact on the Western Conference playoff race. The two teams have identical 36-33 records and both could easily go as high as the No. 4 seed or drop out of the play-in tournament entirely depending on how the rest of the season plays out.