NBA Fans Couldn’t Believe Dennis Schroder Didn’t Get Ejected For His Dirty Move on Draymond Green

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Draymond Green knows all about people calling for ejections for things he’s done on the court. During Thursday night’s Game 2 of the Lakers-Warriors series, however, he was on the other side of one of those questionable moments and fans couldn’t believe a Lakers player didn’t receive a stiffer punishment for what he did to the Warriors star.
In case you missed it, Lakers guard Dennis Schröder grabbed at Green’s knee while trying to round a screen. The move sent Green to the floor and led to words between the two players.
The refs reviewed the play and ended up issuing just a common foul on Schröder, which seemed to be a really light punishment when you look at the play:
Here's another look at it:
And here was Green’s reaction:
Fans were not pleased:
I’m pretty consistent with letting them play but this feels intentional and dirty https://t.co/HWA6uJLY4U
— Czar (@czarcantwell) May 5, 2023

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