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Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has said that he is willing to take the blame for his actions after his ejection just four minutes into his team’s game against the Orlando Magic on Wednesday.

The 34-year-old, two-time NBA champion received the 19th regular-season ejection of his career – his fourth of the season – after an exchange with official Ray Acosta on Wednesday.

Green –  initially took issue with Acosta after being whistled for a personal foul, then approached the official again after teammate Steph Curry was called for a shooting foul. 

Green received a technical foul shortly after yelling at Acosta, and he was whistled for another as he continued his unsolicited commentary.

‘It just can’t happen,’ Green said Thursday on ‘The Draymond Green Show’ podcast. ‘I said what I said. I deserved to be kicked out at that point. If I’m all the way honest with y’all, kind of was trying to turn my body and angle it to go to the bench, but I said what I said a little too soon before angling my body. .. But, yeah, it just can’t happen.’

Warriors forward Draymond Green is known for provocation and losing his cool on the court

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The Warriors ended up defeating the Magic 101-93.

Green almost got into trouble earlier this week after he appeared to grab Miami Heat guard Patty Mills by the neck and drag him down

He was suspended indefinitely by the NBA after hitting the Phoenix Suns’ Jusuf Nurkic in the face during a game on Dec. 12 and wound up missing 12 games. 

Green also was suspended five games for putting Minnesota Timberwolves forward Rudy Gobert in a headlock in November.

A four-time All-Star on top of his contribution to the Warriors team that won six тιтles in seven years between 2015 and 2022, Green is averaging 8.6 points, 7.2 rebounds and 5.9 ᴀssists in 47 games (44 starts) this season.