Draymond Green Claps Back at Alperen Sengun’s Playoff Remarks | NBA News Times of India

Houston Rockets star Alperen Sengun recently made headlines for his comments about the tense 2025 playoff first-round matchup against the Golden State Warriors. He claimed that the Warriors were complaining and reportedly committed numerous fouls without receiving penalties.

Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green responded to these statements, suggesting that Sengun’s remarks originated from the Rockets’ loss in the matchup. Green defended the Warriors, stating that they were a very experienced team who played aggressively.

Sengun had singled out the Warriors as excessively fouling the Rockets during their first-round meeting. In response to a post highlighting Sengun’s remarks, Green simply said “Hold that L.” Green also noted that members of the losing team shouldn’t make these kinds of comments, suggesting they will need to win if they want to make such statements.

In reply to Sengun’s comments about refereeing and whining about fouls throughout the series, Green reminded him of the Warriors’ superiority, stating: “That’s a tough thing to say after you lose… You have to win to stuff like that.”

According to Yahoo Sports, the Warriors recorded 150 fouls compared to the Houston Rockets’ 124 during the series. The Golden State side received 12 more foul calls than Houston in game 6, which marked the largest disparity.

The Rockets-Warriors first-round series was one of the most exciting playoff matchups. The Golden State Warriors came back from a 3-1 deficit to force a deciding Game 7, which they ultimately won. Despite the Rockets leading the series by two games at one point, they could not clinch the series win.

Rookie Alperen Sengun was a notable performer for the Rockets in his first-ever playoff series. He led the team in points (20.9), rebounds (11.9), assists (5.3), and steals (1.9). This breakthrough performance followed a successful regular season where he started all 76 of the Houston Rockets’ games, averaging 19.1 points, 10.3 rebounds, and 4.9 assists per game.