The Golden State Warriors‘ 119-101 win over the Charlotte Hornets should have been a routine victory. Instead, it turned into yet another chapter in the ongoing frustrating saga between Steve Kerr, Draymond Green, and NBA officials. The tension wasn’t just about the scoreline—it was about the calls (or lack thereof) that had the Warriors’ head coach absolutely losing his mind.

Kerr’s frustration boiled over in the third quarter after a blatant travel went uncalled. He wasn’t alone in his outrage. Fans in the arena signaled for the whistle, Warriors players were stunned, and Kerr himself was so irate that he pointed to the crowd in exasperation… The reaction? A swift technical foul. But this wasn’t just about one missed call—the 9x Champ had seen enough, and his postgame comments made it clear the officiating crew had super-officially made his hit list.

Steve Kerr’s Explosive Reaction & Draymond Green’s Flagrant in a Game Overshadowed by Bad Officiating

After the game, Kerr didn’t hold back, calling out the NBA for failing to enforce one of the most fundamental rules of basketball: traveling…

“I don’t understand why we are not teaching our officials to call travel in this league,” Kerr said. “They do a great job and work their tails off, but I see five or six travels a game that aren’t called.”

To make his point even clearer, Steve Kerr admitted that his own team gets away with it, too. The Warriors had four uncalled travels in their previous game against the 76ers, something he believes shouldn’t be happening at this level!

“You know it’s a problem when there are like a hundred fans in the stands and every coach on the sideline is (signaling for a travel call),” Steve Kerr continued. “Everyone is seeing it, so we are clearly not teaching our officials to look at the feet.”

While Kerr was busy fuming over uncalled travels, Draymond was adding fuel to the fire with his own drama. The veteran forward was hit with a flagrant 1 and a technical after aggressively boxing out Tidjane Salaun, making contact in a way that the officials deemed excessive.

For Green, it was just another day at the office. The technical was his 12th of the season—his highest total in a decade—and the flagrant added to his growing reputation as the NBA’s most tightly policed player. However, outside of the whistles, he delivered an impactful stat line with 16 points, 12 rebounds, and 6 assists, proving he can still dominate despite the controversy that follows him.

Bay Area is FUMING: “What Are Refs Even Looking At?”

The NBA officiating crew didn’t just frustrate the Warriors—they managed to spark a full-blown Twitter riot. Mark Lindsay, Michael Smith, and Andy Nagy were the 3 men in charge of today’s fair play on the hardwood in Charlotte.

Fans weren’t shy about expressing their outrage, taking direct aim at the inconsistencies that seem to haunt Draymond Green and his Golden State more than most teams.

• “Not sure how other teams’ fans feel about the challenge in the NBA, but I’m struck by how often the Warriors end up on the receiving end of a Galaxy Brain decision by the refs. Most challenges have binary outcomes but that’s not always the case for the Warriors.”

Warriors fans have had enough, and honestly, they have a point. This season alone, Golden State has found itself on the wrong end of multiple head-scratching calls. One of the most infamous instances came in December 2024 during an NBA Cup quarterfinal against the Houston Rockets. With just 3.5 seconds left, a loose ball foul was called on the Warriors, handing the Rockets free throws that sealed a 91-90 loss. Admittedly fuming, Kerr later called the decision “unconscionable.”

The Bay head coach went to the extent of saying: “I’ve never seen anything like it in my life, and that was ridiculous.”

• “Just watched a player blatantly double dribble. I’m starting to ask myself what refs look at during gameplay, there are three of them out there. Shouldn’t one be solely focused on the ball-handler and have a pretty clear view?”

This isn’t just a fan gripe—Steve Kerr himself has been hammering this point home all season. He has repeatedly called for NBA referees to enforce fundamental rules consistently, arguing that missed calls completely change the flow of a game. All of this while, on the other end, Ty Jerome is complaining about too many fouls (53 fouls in one game. Who are you kidding, Sabo?)

• “I often wonder what football officials think when they see NBA refs hand out in-game punishments over one or two cross words and mildly hurt feelings.”

It’s a fair question, considering how vastly different officiating standards are across sports. In football (soccer), referees deal with managers screaming in their faces, players berating them nonstop, and entire stadiums chanting obscenities. Yet, in the NBA, a player muttering under his breath can result in a technical foul.

One famous example?

During a 2020 English Premier League match, Tottenham’s manager José Mourinho went ballistic at the fourth official over a controversial decision. The ref took the heat, didn’t react, and the game moved on.

Compare that to the NBA, where a single “What was that?!” directed at an official can trigger a technical. Don’t believe me? Ask Draymond Green, who has faced the exact same thing! It’s no wonder NBA fans find this aspect of officiating absolutely ridiculous.

• “I AM CACKLING. Steve Kerr got a tech because NBA Refs… but the camera is just staying on Steve Kerr while he cusses at the ref over and over and over 😂😭😂😭 I have never seen so many f-bombs.”

If there’s one thing about Steve Kerr, it’s that he doesn’t hold back when he’s mad. And this wasn’t his first rodeo. Back in February 2017, he was fined $25,000 for a profanity-filled tirade at officials during a game against the Sacramento Kings.

More recently, in December 2024, after the Warriors’ controversial loss to the Rockets, Kerr slammed the refs so hard in his postgame interview that everyone was waiting for the NBA to hand him another fine. He even mocked the officials by saying their call was something an “elementary school referee” wouldn’t even make.

So, when the broadcast locked in on Kerr, capturing every F-bomb, it wasn’t just entertainment—it was a reminder that he’s been down this road before, and he’ll probably be back again soon.

Lost in all of this chaos was the fact that the Warriors played one of their better games of the season. Stephen Curry, in front of his hometown Charlotte crowd, orchestrated the offense beautifully with a 21-point, 10-assist double-double. Buddy Hield torched the Hornets with 22 points, including five threes, while rookie Brandin Podziemski had another strong outing with 19 points and 11 rebounds.

But did any of that really matter when the conversation postgame was all about the officiating? The Warriors secured the win, but the bigger storyline was Steve Kerr’s explosive reaction and the growing concerns over how NBA referees are handling key moments.

As for Draymond Green? Well, at this point, it’s a matter of when—not if—he picks up his next technical. The only question is: Will it be for an actual foul or just another “mildly hurt feelings” moment from the refs?