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Draymond Green gets a flagrant foul for elbowing Dwight Powell

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Darryn Albert | Last updated Jan 22, 2026 10:14 PM ET

Draymond Green was at it again during Thursday’s game.

The Golden State Warriors star Green had another controversial moment during his team’s matchup against the Dallas Mavericks. In the fourth quarter at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Tex., Green was whistled for a flagrant foul.

As Mavericks big man Dwight Powell was running by him after setting a screen on offense, Green stuck his elbow into Powell’s chest and ribs area. Here is the video.

Draymond Green was assessed a flagrant foul for elbowing Dwight Powell.

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Upon review by the officials, Green was hit with a flagrant 1. Powell then proceeded to make both ensuing flagrant free throws.

Golden State was only down 102-101 at the time of Green’s elbow. But that marked the beginning of the end for the Warriors as the Mavericks closed the game on a 21-14 run to win by a final score of 123-115. Green would finish with four points on 1/5 shooting and also ended up fouling out later in the fourth quarter.

The timing of Green’s flagrant foul was pretty impeccable too. During an episode of his self-titled podcast that was released earlier in the day on Thursday, Green made the completely laughable claim that he was not a dirty player (while also getting in some racist remarks against European players at the same time).

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

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