Draymond Greenis making headlines again.
The controversial Golden State Warriors star, 33, was ejected from Monday night’s playoff game 2 after he appeared to stomp on Sacramento Kings forwardDomantas Saboniswith about 7 minutes remaining on the clock.
In a video of the incident, Sabonis, 26, could be seen crashing down on the court after he collided with Warriors players, with his arms seemingly locking around Green’s ankles following the fall.
Green, who had turned to chase the ball down the opposite side of the court, thenappeared to stomp on Sabonis' ribsbefore jumping free.
Sabonis held his chest and appeared to writhe in pain after the stomp before slowly getting up. Green then received a flagrant 2 foul for unsportsmanlike conduct and was thrown out of the game.
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When reporters asked if he “couldn’t really see where he was stepping,” he responded, “I can only step so far and pull my leg away, so it is what it is.”
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“The explanation [from the referees] was I stomped too hard,” Green added.
Meanwhile Sabonis, who received a technical foul for the interaction, described the incident as “playoff basketball” and said he had no animosity toward Green following the game, per CBS SportsandFox News.
The Warriors ultimately lost against the Kings 114-106, leaving the California team 0-2 in the playoffs.
A month later, he spoke to PEOPLE, saying it’s hard for basketball fans to “really know” him, even after 10 years in the league.
“I don’t think NBA fans really know Draymond Green and I don’t think it’s their business to really know Draymond Green,” the four-time NBA champion told PEOPLE while on the set of his UNINTERRUPTED talk show,Throwing Bones, in Los Angeles.
“If you thought you could get to know me through watching me compete, shame on you,” Green continued, reminding audiences that playing in the NBA is a job at the end of the day.
source: people.com
