Draymond Green’s Push Leads to Jimmy Butler’s Painful Fall, Sparks Dirty Player Debate


Amen Thompson & Dillon Brooks (Houston Rockets) Jimmy Butler & Draymond Green (Golden State Warriors)
April 2025 (Ahead of Game 3, First-Round Playoffs)

Dillon Brooks defended Amen Thompson against accusations of being dirty after Jimmy Butler’s injury, instead labeling Draymond Green as the “dirty player.”
Thompson was involved in a hard fall with Butler but Rockets coach Ime Udoka and Steve Kerr both said it wasn’t intentional. Butler is questionable for Game 3 with a pelvic injury.