Draymond furious after refs botch call in Warriors-Jazz game

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Draymond Green generally isn't happy with referees, but on Saturday night, he had a very good reason for a blow-up.

With under eight minutes remaining in the third quarter of the Warriors' game against the Utah Jazz at Chase Center, Bojan Bogdanovic appeared to air-ball a jumper as the shot-clock expired.

There was a scramble for the loose ball and it appeared the Warriors had possession when the refs blew the whistle.

Before the refs could meet to discuss what had just happened, Green already was yelling that it should be Warriors' ball.

The refs huddled and one could be heard saying that the ball actually hit the rim and there was an inadvertent whistle. Because neither team -- in their opinion -- had possession, there was a jump ball at center court.

That's when Green lost his cool.

Green ran towards the Warriors' bench and started explaining -- very animatedly -- to coach Steve Kerr what was going on.

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Green's pleading did him no good as the refs set up for the jump ball, which Hassan Whiteside won over Kevon Looney, giving possession back to the Jazz. Luckily for Green and the Warriors, Utah didn't score on that possession.

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