Many fans, especially Golden State Warriors fans, have begun to wonder if something is going on with Draymond Green.
The player who just returned less than 2 weeks after a 5-game suspension (for strangling Rudy Gobert) will likely have to face another punishment. This time, he continued to have violent behavior when he fanned his opponent – bigman Jusuf Nurkic of Phoenix Suns – in the face.
The collision occurred in the third quarter of the Golden State Warriors match against the Suns, which took place at noon on December 13, Vietnam time. The referees immediately disqualified Reen from the match after reviewing the situation.
Watch the rough play that caused Draymond Green to be expelled from the field
After an interaction between the two sides, Draymond Green suddenly turned and fanned Jusuf Nukic’s head. Green’s hand hit Nurkic’s forehead quite hard, causing the Bosnian striker to be stunned and have to lie on the field.
The referees immediately stopped the match to review the video because of the serious nature of the situation. After carefully monitoring slow-motion angles, they decided to immediately expel Draymond Green with a level 2 flagrant foul (flagrant-2).
By the time he left the field, Green had scored 2 points (1-3 FG), 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 turnovers.
This will definitely be a ball that will be discussed a lot after the match ends. Green has had too many rough behaviors this season, most notably the choking of Rudy Gobert that led to a 5-game suspension.
Draymond said at that time he just wanted to protect his teammates and did not really feel sorry for his actions. This time it was difficult for Green to have a suitable explanation because the swing of his hand was very confusing at the opponent’s face.
It is very likely that he will have to endure another suspension, causing more distraction for the Golden State Warriors team, which is already in a period of instability.