NBA Reveals Surprising Reason for Draymond Green's Suspension
The NBA released a statement on Tuesday night that announced the suspension of Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green. Green will be suspended for Game 3 of the Warriors vs. Kings series, as the league determined him stomping on Domantas Sabonis - in combination with other similar acts, was worthy of a suspension.
This was the statement from the NBA:
Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has been suspended one game without pay for stepping on the chest of Sacramento Kings center Domantas Sabonis, it was announced today by Joe Dumars, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations. The suspension was based in part on Green's history of unsportsmanlike acts. Green's actions were in response to Sabonis grabbing and holding Green's right ankle after falling to the floor. Green received a Flagrant Foul 2 and was ejected, and Sabonis was assessed a technical foul. The incident occurred with 7:03 remaining in the fourth quarter of the Warriors' 114-106 loss to the Kings in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series on April 17 at Golden 1 Center. Green will serve his suspension April 20 when the Warriors host the Kings for Game 3 of the series at Chase Center.
It was certainly interesting to see the statement reference previous unsportsmanlike acts from Green, as his prior behavior was taken into account when the league issued the suspension. Without Green, the Warriors are in danger of falling down 3-0 to the Kings, which would be a death sentence.
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