{"id":269510,"date":"2023-04-19T16:33:55","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T21:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=269510"},"modified":"2023-04-19T16:53:03","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T21:53:03","slug":"warriors-draymond-green-suspension-foot-stomp-sabonis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/warriors-draymond-green-suspension-foot-stomp-sabonis\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden State Warriors Forward Draymond Green Earns One Game Suspension"},"content":{"rendered":"

Draymond Green is at it again. Green, the mercurial and tempestuous forward from the Golden State Warriors, earned<\/a> a one-game suspension for a foot stomp on Sacramento Kings center Domantas Sabonis in Game 2 of their playoff series.<\/p>\n

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Forward Draymond Green from the Golden State Warriors steps on center Domantas Sabonis from the Sacramento Kings in Game 2 of their playoff series at the Golden 1 Center. (Image: AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Warriors will try to dig themselves out of an 0-2 hole without their veteran instigator. The Kings made the most of their first postseason appearance since 2006<\/a> by winning their first two playoff games in front of their hometown crowd in Sacramento.<\/p>\n

Without Green to torment them in Game 3 on Thursday, the Kings have a chance to extend their lead to 3-0 and take another step closer to winning their first playoff series since 2004.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since the start of the 2021-22 season, the Warriors are 22-23 without Green in the lineup.<\/p>\n

The Sabonis Stomp<\/h2>\n

The now-viral stomping incident occurred midway through the fourth quarter of Game 2. The Kings led 91-87 with seven minutes remaining in the game. Sabonis and Green were tangled up during a fast break initiated by the Kings. Sabonis fell to the court but grabbed Green’s leg. Green couldn’t avoid contact with Sabonis, but intentionally stomped down hard on Sabonis’ torso.<\/p>\n

Sabonis rolled around on the court in pain while officials looked at the replay to determine if Green warranted a flagrant foul or ejection.<\/p>\n

When I fell, I was protecting myself, and then the incident happened,” Sabonis told reporters after the game. “There is no room for that in our game today.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“My leg got grabbed, the second time in two nights, and the referee is just watching,” Green said in a post-game press conference. “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.”<\/p>\n

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While officials reviewed the play, a combative Green jawed with fans at the Golden 1 Center. Officials issued Green a flagrant foul and he was subsequently ejected from the game. Sabonis also earned a technical foul, which resulted in a free throw for the Warriors, but he wasn’t ejected.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The Kings held on to win 114-106 and extended their series lead to 2-0.<\/p>\n

Green logged 31 minutes before his ejection. He scored eight points with five assists and four rebounds. Sabonis tallied a team-high 24 points including nine rebounds and four assists in the victory.<\/p>\n

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