Adam Silver and the NBA make the wrong move, decide to suspend Draymond Green for Game 3 of the playoffs between Warriors and Kings
The NBA has decided to suspend Draymond Green for stomping on Domantas Sabonis
On Monday night, chaos broke out in Sacramento during Game 2 of the NBA Playoffs, with Draymond Green stomping on Domantas Sabonis in the middle of the fourth quarter.
Draymond Green stomps on Domantas Sabonis, was issued a Flagrant 2 and ejected from the game
Conway broke down the entire incident (with video) right here if for whatever reason, you somehow missed it.
On Tuesday night, the NBA issued a statement announcing that Draymond Green will now be suspended one game as a disciplinary action for stomping on Sabonis. Green will now serve the suspension during Thursday’s Game 3 as the Warriors head home for Game 3 against the Kings.
Earlier on Tuesday, Shams Charania released a report stating that Green actually might escape a suspension.
“Those around the situation expect a fine for Green, but that he will be available for Game 3 given the ejection, Flagrant Foul 2 and circumstances around the incident with Sabonis, sources said.“
Obviously, Shams either had it wrong or maybe, the report was leaked to him so he could share it with the public to gage the public’s reaction?
Think about it, Rich Paul probably went to Shams (Draymond is a Klutch Sports client) and told him to fire out a tweet saying that nothing was going to happen with Draymond Green.
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Then, the NBA sees the reaction to the leaked “report” and decides that there’s no possible way that they can’t suspend Draymond Green because of the backlash on the internet and in the media.
The NBA then decides to suspend Draymond Green based off “Green’s history of unsportsmanlike acts” playing a role in the decision.
Although it’s definitely true that reasoning is pretty weak, honestly.
Adam Silver is a coward and doesn’t know how to properly capitalize off situations like this. Everyone was talking about the Draymond and Sabonis incident and Thursday night’s Game 3 matchup with the Warriors returning home down 2-0 would have been the most anticipated playoff game of the first round.
Instead, we now have the Draymond-less Warriors scratching and crawling to get back in this series.
Who knows. Personally, I don’t think they should have suspended Green for Game 3.
Again, who wants that?
Even Domantas Sabonis downplayed the incident after the game.
Here’s what he had to say after Draymond stomped him and then basically used his body as a springboard.
“It’s playoff basketball. Look at the fans. This is it, you know. We’re here to fight … we’re both fighting for the rebound. We fouling each other, stuff happens, it’s basketball,” Sabonis said.
Sabonis obviously has some balls. Draymond undoubtedly has balls. Adam Silver and the NBA? No balls.
The series between the Kings and Warriors has been fantastic.
Even with the Kings up 2-0 and now heading to the Bay Area, Golden State has been HORRIBLE on the road throughout the season so there’s still plenty of basketball to be played.
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Then you have the Kings, the “darlings” of the playoffs who tout a Western Conference best 25-16 record on the road during the regular season looking to knock off the Warriors dynasty and take a commanding 3-0 series lead.
Sounds like a gigantic misstep by the NBA to me, but what do I know.
Still, I wouldn’t rule out this series quickly becoming 2-2 with the Warriors needing a road win to advance.
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