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Draymond Green Facing Strong Accusation After Timberwolves-Warriors Game

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Matt Audilet | Last updated May 11, 2025 4:22 PM ET

The Golden State Warriors suffered a 102-97 loss to the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 3 on Saturday night.

With this loss at the Chase Center, the Warriors now trail the Timberwolves 1-2 in their second-round playoff series.

Golden State trailed by eight points with just over 15 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. Minnesota opened Game 3 as a 5.5-point favorite over the Warriors, who were without superstar point guard Stephen Curry for the second straight game.

A video of Draymond Green from the closing seconds of the game is going viral on social media. The veteran forward is being accused of telling his teammates about the 5.5-point spread.

Green was on the bench after fouling out, finishing the game with two points, two rebounds, four assists and five turnovers — shooting just 1-of-4 from the field.

On the following possession, the Warriors hit a three to cut the lead to five.

Draymond Green reportedly mouthing “spread is 5.5” to teammates with 15 seconds left.

The Warriors hit a 3 on the next possession to cover and lose by 5 pic.twitter.com/fr0nVESFOU
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NBA fans took to social media to react to this accusation.

"NBA so rigged they can’t hide it," one fan wrote.

"Almost Every NBA player knows what the spread is nowadays they broadcast it live and in the arenas too… it’s not a shock that they talk about it during the game, but they shouldn’t," another added.

"The NBA has become sports entertainment. Clear as day," another said.

"This should be investigated but it won’t," another wrote.

Any lip readers out there? Did Draymond Green tell his teammates that the spread was 5.5 with 15 seconds left?

The Warriors would go on to hit a 3 in the final seconds to cover the spread pic.twitter.com/Sn56mfMdhF
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Anthony Edwards led the Timberwolves to victory over Green and the Warriors on Saturday evening, recording a game-high 36 points on 13-of-28 shooting from the field. Julius Randle also put forth an excellent effort, dropping a 24-point, 12-assist, 10-rebound triple-double.

Game 4 will tipoff at 10 p.m. ET on Monday.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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