The Golden State Warriors, trailing 2-0 in their first-round series, will be without Draymond Green for a pivotal Game 3 on Wednesday.
Green was suspended from the game after «stepping on the chest» of the Sacramento Kings’ Domantas Sabonis.
With 7:03 remaining in Game 2 Monday, Green was fouled on a Flagrant 2 and ejected after the incident that occurred after Sabonis grabbed Green’s leg as he tried to run up off a rebound.
Draymond Green #23 of the Golden State Warriors drives past Domantas Sabonis #10 of the Sacramento Kings in the second half during the second game of the Western Conference first round playoffs at the Golden 1 Center on April 17, 2023 in Sacramento, California. Green was fouled flagrantly 2 on the play and was ejected from the game. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Green then raved about the crowd, yelling the word «f—y» at them while giving a double bird.
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Sabonis received a Flagrant 1 foul and a technical for his role in the incident.
He nba announced that the suspension «was based in part on Green’s history of unsportsmanlike acts.»
Draymond Green #23 of the Golden State Warriors looks for a loose ball against Domantas Sabonis #10 of the Sacramento Kings during the first quarter of Game One of the Western Conference First Round Playoffs at the Golden 1 Center on April 15, 2023 in Sacramento, USA. California. (Loren Elliott/Getty Images)
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«My leg was grabbed, the second time in two nights, and the ref was just watching,» Green said. «I have to put my foot somewhere, and I’m not the most flexible person, so it doesn’t stretch as much… I can only step so far if someone pulls on my leg.»
Green was suspended for Game 5 of the 2016 NBA Finals with the Warriors one win away from their second straight Finals win. They lost that game and the next two to blow a 3-1 lead to the Cleveland Cavaliers, giving the city its first professional championship in 52 years en route to LeBron James’ third title.
Draymond Green #23 of the Golden State Warriors moves the ball during Game 2 of Round 1 of the 2023 NBA Playoffs on April 17, 2023 at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. (Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images)
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The defending NBA champions haven’t lost in the first round since the 2014 playoffs; they then went on to win three of the next four NBA Finals after that outing. This is their first 2-0 deficit in a series in 2007.
Fox News’ Ryan Gaydos and Joe Morgan contributed to this report.