Draymond Green is SUSPENDED for crucial Game 3 vs. Sacramento Kings for stomping on Domantas Sabonis with Golden State Warriors star’s ‘history of unsportsmanlike acts’ taken into account
- Draymond Green will not play against Sacramento Kings in Game 3 Wednesday
- The Warriors star has been punished for stepping on Domantas Sabonis’s chest
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Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green has been suspended for one game after stomping on Sacramento Kings’ Domantas Sabonis, forcing him out of the crucial Game 3 on Wednesday.
Green was tossed from the Warriors’ first-round playoff loss to the Kings on Monday night after stepping onto his rival’s chest.
With roughly seven minutes left in the game, Malik Monk missed a shot for the Kings, and as Steph Curry grabbed the rebound and prepared to dribble down the other end, Sabonis held onto Green’s leg.
The four-time champ’s foot then met Sabonis’s chest, and Green was ejected from the game with a flagrant two foul, with Sabonis being handed a technical.
The NBA punished Green by banning him for Game 3 of the playoff series with the reigning champions trailing 2-0.
Draymond Green has been suspended for one game after stomping on Domantas Sabonis
Green insisted he had nowhere else to step when Sabonis grabbed his leg in Monday’s game
The NBA statement late Tuesday night read: ‘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 will serve his suspension April 20 when the Warriors host the Kings for Game 3 of the series at Chase Center.’
Green has been fined more than $1.2million throughout his career for a series of indiscretions, and was infamously suspended for Game 5 of the Warriors’ 2016 Finals series loss vs. the Cavs after a flagrant foul in Game 4.
The 33-year-old didn’t apologize following the incident on Monday night, he said: ‘My leg got grabbed, second time in two nights.
‘Referees just watch it. I gotta land my foot somewhere, and I’m not the most flexible person so it’s not stretching that far.
‘I can only step so far with him pulling my leg away.
‘The explanation was I stomped too hard… I guess ankle grabbing is OK.’
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