Grizz coach Jenkins calls out Dray foul with Warriors ‘code’ reference originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
The lore between the Warriors and Memphis Grizzlies goes way back – and in this case, back to 2022.
Following Golden State’s 123-118 victory over Memphis on Friday at Chase Center, Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins invoked Warriors coach Steve Kerr’s now-famous “code” comments during the 2022 Western Conference semifinals.
But this time the comment was made about Warriors forward Draymond Green after his foul on Grizzlies rookie Zach Edey, which Jenkins clearly believed crossed a line.
“Overall, I thought he was really good,” Jenkins said of Edey (h/t ESPN). “And very disappointing, there was that one play, we were about to start the break and he’s been playing really hard to try to get out, and Draymond grabs his leg and pulls him down and it’s not judged.
“So I know there is a code in this competition, and I don’t understand how that wasn’t assessed. Very disappointing.”
While Green was originally called for a transition foul, the NBA upgraded the incident to a Flagrant 1 foul after review on Saturday. Green also didn’t appreciate Jenkins’ comments, insinuating that the Grizzlies coach is soft with a post to his Instagram Story Saturday, commenting “Shut up!” on a post of what Jenkins said.
There was a lot of talk about “code” when the Grizzlies and Warriors faced off in the 2022 conference semifinals, with Kerr drawing an exception on a Flagrant 2 foul by Dillon Brooks on Gary Payton II, which broke his elbow, in Game 2 of the series.
“There is a code,” Kerr said of the piece at the time. “This code that players follow never posts anyone’s season [or] jeopardized his career by catching someone in the air and hitting him in the head, ultimately breaking Gary’s elbow. …He broke the code. Dillon Brooks broke the code.”
What followed was a back and forth of “code” accusations, including Ja Morant accusing Jordan Poole of breaking it when Poole appeared to grab Morant’s knee in Game 3.
Whether or not Jenkins intended to bring up the codes of games past with his comments Friday night, that word certainly carries heavy connotations for both Dub Nation and Grizzlies fans.
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