After the Warriors’ Game 2 loss to the Kings, NBC Sports Bay Area insider Monte Poole shares his thoughts on the altercation between Draymond Green and Domantas Sabonis.
It appears Warriors forward Draymond Green won't receive any further punishment for stomping on Domantas Sabonis after the Kings center grabbed his foot.
The Athletic's Shams Charania reported Tuesday, citing sources, that it's unlikely that the NBA will suspend Green for the incident that happened during Game 2 of the first-round playoff series.
Green, however, is expected to receive a fine of an undisclosed amount, sources told Charania.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver attended Sacramento's 114-106 win over Golden State on Monday, and saw the fourth-quarter altercation firsthand at Golden 1 Center.
After Kings guard Malik Monk missed a floater with about seven minutes remaining in the game, Sabonis and Green jostled for the rebound, with the former falling to the ground and grabbing the latter's foot and ankle.
Green shook his foot loose and forcefully stomped on Sabonis' chest, causing the 26-year-old center to writhe in pain. Green was ejected soon thereafter on a Flagrant 2 foul, and Sabonis was given a technical, sending NBA Twitter into a frenzy.
Sabonis told reporters after the game that there is "no room in the game" for Green's actions, and he had X-rays to determine if there was any additional damage. Thankfully for the Kings and their fans, Sabonis' tests came back negative.
Meanwhile, Green defended his stomp, claiming he was just moving his leg away and that his stepping on Sabonis was an unfortunate byproduct.
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As the Warriors continue on their quest to repeat as NBA champions, not even they could have foreseen just how difficult that road might be, especially against an upstart Kings squad. Sacramento leads the best-of-seven series two games to none, in its first playoff action since 2006.
