NBA: the expulsion of Draymond Green for stepping on Domantas Sabonis that heated up the series between the Sacramento Kings and Golden State Warriors more

A hot series, very hot. An unexpected blow, because Sacramento Kings is putting the champion in trouble, Golden State Warriorsand a controversial action that always has the same NBA villain: Draymond Green. The power forward was sent off in the second game of the series led by the Kings (2-0) for an action on Domantas Sabonis that aroused all kinds of criticism, since he stepped on the Lithuanian power forward when he was down and after the game. party Green said: “I got kicked out for stepping on it too hard.”

It’s not uncommon to see Draymond Green embroiled in trouble. Bully, fighter and talker, the man who does the “dirty work” on the Warriors was exposed in the fourth quarter, just 7 minutes from the end of the game that the Kings won by 114-106. Sabonis was on the ground after falling because he was fighting for a rebound and from the ground he grabbed Green’s foot who wanted to counterattack, this was enough for the Golden State Warriors player to not hesitate to step anywhere to achieve his goal. and if that meant doing it on the Lithuanian’s chest, his pulse was not going to shake.

While the referees reviewed the action, which ended with a flagrant type 2 for Green and a technique for Sabonis, the Warriors player, who could be sanctioned by the NBA, faced some fans and celebrated the boos that came from the stands . “They grabbed my leg. The second time in two games”Green commented when referring to a similar incident (without reaching an expulsion) that, as he assured, took place in the first game with Malik Monk.

He usually never stays quiet. Green knows well what it is to heat up a series, he is not afraid of anything and that is why he also managed to impose his name in the NBA. Owner of 4 rings and connoisseur of what a playoff series is, the man from the Warriors, added a little more temperature for what is to come in the San Francisco Bay, with games 3 and 4. “I had to land my foot somewhere I had nowhere to step and I’m not the most flexible person I don’t stretch that far”, he said about what happened with Sabonis and then took the opportunity to ironize about the task of the referees: “I guess ankle grabbing is fine”.

Adrian Wojnarowski, a journalist specializing in the NBA, told ESPN that X-ray tests carried out by the Kings on Sabonis determined that he does not have any chest problems, although on Tuesday they will carry out new tests as a precautionary measure. Additionally, Sacramento manager Mike Brown felt that Green’s ejection was fair. “She was a flagrant type 2, of course. It will be interesting to see what the NBA will do when they review the play.”said the coach.

Green knows the context, he knows that it is the first time that they are 2-0 in a playoff series with Stepeh Curry as standard bearer, he needs next Thursday to change the course of history, that’s why the messages from the Warriors power forward He appealed to lower the tension and normalize the hot climate with which these types of moments are lived: “I was just having a good time. It was a fun match with a fun atmosphere to play”.

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