DRAYMOND Green has gotten himself in hot water over a “violent” incident in the NBA playoffs, leaving fans stunned stunned.
The Golden State Warriors star forward, 33, was ejected in the fourth quarter of game two of the first round of the Western Conference playoffs against the Sacramento Kings.
NBA fans have been left speechless over an incident involving Warriors forward Draymond Green
In game two of the NBA playoffs, Green stomped on Sacramento’s Domontas Sabonis
Green’s stomp warranted an ejection as the Warriors lost to the Kings 114-106 and are down 0-2 in the first-round series
Green stomped on the chest of Sacramento’s Domantas Sabonis, who was on the ground and had been grabbing the leg of the Warriors veteran prior to the ordeal.
Sabonis, 26, appeared to be in pain and was down for a few minutes as officials reviewed the play.
But as the refs checked the replays, Green, in laughter, yelled at opposing fans, who were trash-talking and flipping him off.
In the end, Sabonis was called for a technical foul for grabbing Green’s leg, and Green was handed a flagrant foul 2, which is an automatic ejection.
The Kings would go on to win 114-106 over the defending champion Warriors and take a 2-0 series lead.
Despite the game result, NBA fans were more reactionary toward the Green-Sabonis incident.
One fan wrote: “Draymond Green, you [pointing emoji] are going to the WWE.”
A second commented: “Draymond is a dirty player.. unnecessary.”
And a third added: “Draymond really went wild.”
Another tweeted: “Draymond Green just made it so violent.”
After the game, Sabonis explained his point of view of the incident.
“When I fell, I was protecting myself, and then the incident happened,” he said. “There is no room for that in our game today.”
Green discussed his side of the situation.
“My leg got grabbed – the second time in two nights – and the referee is just watching,” he said.
“I got to 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 someone pulling my leg away.”
Fortunately, Sabonis reportedly avoided a major injury and will undergo precautionary tests on Tuesday.
This isn’t Green’s first incident rodeo in the playoffs.
He was suspended for one game during the 2016 NBA Finals for receiving too many flagrant fouls.
His final flagrant foul was due to swinging his arm in the groin region of LeBron James.
The Warriors will look to avoid being down 3-0 as they go back home to face the Kings Thursday night.
