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Draymond Green Accuses Kings of Tanking After Win

Published 9 April 2026

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green accused the Sacramento Kings of tanking following his team's 110-105 victory over the Kings on Tuesday night in San Francisco, spotlighting an intentional foul on Seth Curry late in the game that has prompted an NBA investigation.

With Sacramento leading 101-100 and 3:15 remaining in the fourth quarter, Kings coach Doug Christie directed forward Doug McDermott to foul Curry, a move dubbed the "HackaCurry" play. Curry, who shot 86.4 percent from the free-throw line for his career, made one of two attempts, helping Golden State rally for the win. Moments later, rookie center Dylan Cardwell committed another foul in a similar sequence despite his own foul trouble. The Kings, who fell to 21-59 and tied the Utah Jazz for the league's fourth-worst record, immediately called a timeout after the first foul, which Christie intended to preserve before the clock dipped under three minutes, when teams are limited to two timeouts.

Kings sources described the incident as a coaching mistake, according to ESPN's Shams Charania. Christie believed the team had a foul to give without entering the bonus, aiming to secure the timeout without advancing the...

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