NBA finds no evidence that Kings' Doug Christie attempted to lose Warriors game after Draymond Green's comments

The NBA released a statement on Tuesday saying that Sacramento Kings head coach Doug Christie made no intentional effort to give Golden State a shooting foul or to cause the Kings to lose the Warriors game on Tuesday.

The following has been released by the NBA. pic.twitter.com/Z50sOQkS8k

— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) April 9, 2026

In Tuesday’s 110-105 loss to the Warriors, Christie motioned to Doug McDermott to intentionally foul Seth Curry, who did not have the ball, with 3:15 left in the fourth quarter. The Kings were leading by one point at the time of the foul. Curry is shooting 90% from the free-throw line this season and has shot 86.4% from the stripe this year. Curry went 1-2 from the line after the Kings’ foul.

Christie reportedly attempted to use the strategy to foul in and use a timeout before it was taken away at the under-three-minute mark and did not realize the Kings were in the penalty.

The NBA is looking into what multiple sources say was a strategy mistake by Kings coach Doug Christie on an intentional foul of Seth Curry while leading the Warriors with over 3 minutes left in Tuesday's game: pic.twitter.com/t83vvfljAA

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) April 8, 2026

After the game, Warriors’ Draymond Green questioned why teams are not getting fined for intentionally tanking.

"I saw a team tonight foul Seth Curry with three minutes to go for no reason, in the penalty” Green said. “I get fined when I do wrong. Just fine the hell out of people. We love taking money from players. Keep fining the teams... If it was players they would have snatched that money in a heartbeat. Why isn't it the same? We know exactly what to do when someone gets a technical foul. Suspended for a game. We know exactly what to do. All the sudden we have teams with issues and we don't know what to do."

"I saw [the Kings] foul Seth Curry with three minutes to go for no reason! In the penalty!"

Draymond Green wants the NBA to start punishing teams for tanking.

"I get fined when I do wrong. Just fine the hell out of people. We love taking money from players. Keep fining the… pic.twitter.com/xI8bNpyI4L

— KNBR (@KNBR) April 8, 2026

NBA commissioner Adam Silver emphasized that the league will make future changes this offseason to prevent tanking.

After starting the year 12-46 and setting a franchise record in February with a 16-game losing streak, the Kings have gone 9-13 despite being without most of the team’s best players. The Kings are 21-59 and 14th in the Western Conference.