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

Q: What did the NBA conclude about Doug Christie's actions during the Kings vs. Warriors game?

The NBA concluded that Doug Christie did not intentionally try to lose the game and that his actions were a strategic mistake.

Q: Why did Doug Christie foul Seth Curry in the fourth quarter against the Warriors?

Doug Christie fouled Seth Curry as part of a strategy to stop the clock and use a timeout, but he mistakenly did not realize the Kings were already in the penalty.

Q: What was the outcome of the Kings vs. Warriors game on April 8, 2026?

The Kings lost to the Warriors 110-105 in a closely contested game.

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.