Against the Houston Rockets, Stephen Curry and Seth made history by playing together for the first time in their careers. It was an emotional dream-come-true moment, and the elder Curry even coined a new name for them, “rehab brothers,” as long-term injuries cast doubt on their participation this season. However, their second game together could very well have been their last this season, as the Sacramento Kings repeatedly fouled the duo.

The fans didn’t like it, and neither did the announcers. Bob Fitzgerald, play-by-play commentator for NBC Sports Bay Area, bluntly exposed the Kings. “There’s never been a Hack-a-Curry that I’ve ever seen. Not you, not Dell. They intentionally fouled Seth, 86% career free-throw shooter.” Surprisingly, the Sacramento players did it not once but twice in the final two minutes of the game.

With 3:15 left, Doug McDermott conceded a personal foul as the Kings led by 1. Seth scored the first free throw but missed the second, and Sacramento then converted it to their advantage, grabbing the rebound, launching a counter, and it was McDermott who made the 22-foot three-point jumper. The Kings again resorted to Hack-a-Curry with 1:39 remaining, as Dylan Cardwell fouled out, and this time the younger Curry converted both his shots. He was not the only Curry on the receiving end of some extra physical play.

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Stephen Curry converted two four-point plays in the second quarter. After receiving a screen from Gary Payton II, Curry attempted a 26-foot three-pointer. Devin Carter committed the foul by closing out too aggressively, failing to give Curry enough landing space and making contact as the shot was released. The Dubs sharpshooter would score from the following free throw to complete the four-point play. Less than two minutes later, the Kings were at it again.

Curry hit another contested 24-foot triple. On this play, he was fouled and fell to the floor, celebrating the made basket by smiling and shimmying while sitting on the floor. The commentators described it as best as possible. “They should have counted for five!. The degree of difficulty here is insane! The Game Breaker is back. Plowden is just chasing him all over the place. Look at him, he’s got the back door, he’s getting held. Does not matter, he just plays through all of this with so much grace.”

Speaking about excessive play, Stephen Curry has so far maintained a neutral approach. “Those two were just timing confidence, let it go, absorb the contact, and have fun with it.” While the four-time NBA champion was not upset with the Kings, the recent injury troubles paint a grim picture. Curry had been sidelined since January 30 because of a knee injury and missed 27 games as the Warriors fell into the final play-in spot.

Similarly, even Seth missed 30+ consecutive games earlier in the season due to a sciatic nerve injury and returned only last month. Jumping to their defense and sending a message to the NBA Commissioner was none other than Warriors veteran Draymond Green.

Draymond Green asks Adam Silver to take action as Stephen Curry and Seth face the brunt

Sacramento had opportunities to upset the Warriors, who are still finding their rhythm with Stephen Curry emerging from the bench. Instead, they chose to foul him, and Seth in particular, towards the end of the game. That is why Green was frustrated and warned Adam Silver about the tanking teams. “I saw a team tonight foul Seth Curry with 3 minutes to go in the game for no reason in the penalty,” Green added. “It ain’t working. We want to make playoffs, so it works, I guess.”

“I get fined when I do wrong. Just fine the hell out of people. We love taking money from players. Keep fining the teams… Now it becomes time to punish teams, and all of a sudden nobody will know what to do.” Well, Green’s history suggests a long list of suspensions and fines, whether for physical contact with opponents or for ejections during games. But for him, too, the Kings deserved to be fined as they blatantly wanted to avoid winning.

While doing so, they risked Stephen Curry and Seth Curry’s fitness for the rest of the season. Since the Curry brothers ignored those calls and let the 110-105 result speak for itself, Green made sure to stand up for his teammates and also for the integrity of the league.