Incident with Draymond Green leads to Dennis Schroder ejection

Los Angeles Lakers guard Dennis Schroder Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

Dennis Schroder ejected from Game 6 after incident with Draymond Green

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Larry Brown | Last updated 5/13/23

After picking up his second technical foul of the contest on Friday night, Dennis Schroder was ejected from Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals matchup between his Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors.

The Lakers had just scored on a layup by Anthony Davis, who then got a steal immediately afterward. Schroder went over and started jawing at mercurial Warriors forward Draymond Green, who then shoved the ball in the Lakers guard’s face.

Dennis Schroder received his 2nd technical foul and was ejected for this.

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— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) May 13, 2023

Schroder was called for a technical foul. Because it was his second of the game, it triggered an automatic ejection.

Many fans and even ESPN’s announcers could not believe that Green somehow avoided a technical foul for shoving the ball in Schroder’s face.

Draymond Green puts the ball in Dennis Schroder face but Schroder gets ejected. WTF lol refs are a joke #LakeShow pic.twitter.com/7bcAqQCKgw

— Happy Lakers fan (@oprahsideclark) May 13, 2023

Schroder had just three points in 25 minutes at the time of his ejection. He has been getting into it with Green throughout the playoffs. After Green made a costly error at the end of Game 4, for instance, Schroder made sure to mock the Warriors veteran.

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

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