Draymond Green is on the defensive after a play that is indefensible.
In Game 2 of the Golden State Warriors’ first-round playoff series against the Sacramento Kings — a 114-106 loss to put the Dubs down in an 0-2 hole — Green got tangled up with Domantas Sabonis, with the Kings star maybe hanging on a bit to Green’s ankle (or was Sabonis trying to shield his own face?).
But Green’s response? He stomped on Sabonis’s chest, resulting in a Flagrant 2 foul and an ejection. The league might suspend him for Game 3, especially given his history.
Green claimed to reporters that his leg got grabbed and that had to land “[his] foot somewhere.”
"My leg got grabbed. Second time in two nights. Referees just watch it.”
-Draymond talks about his flagrant on Sabonis pic.twitter.com/ywIMKFKHYo
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 18, 2023
And then, on an Instagram story? He made this absurd claim:
Draymond’s IG story of Domantas Sabonis grabbing his right leg with both arms: “Nothing wrong here. Solid basketball play!!” pic.twitter.com/dOIY7XRIC9
— Dalton Johnson (@DaltonJ_Johnson) April 18, 2023
Look: You can defend yourself all you want. But to call this a “solid basketball play” is very much farfetched.