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Jun 12, 2016 · Draymond Green, suspended for Game 5 of the NBA Finals, watched LeBron James and Kyrie Irving send the series back to Cleveland from the Oakland Coliseum next door to Golden State's Oracle...
- Controversy! In the moment, the play stood out not because Green had done anything egregious, but because James had shown such anger. James is usually unflappable in this sort of situation, but he lost his cool and it looked like Green had provoked him to do so.
- Let's address the OKC stuff. This is an awesome day for conspiracy theorists. In the conference finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder, the NBA made the controversial decision not to suspend Green for Game 4 after kicking Steven Adams below the belt.
- This is awful, awful news for the Warriors. Green is a strong candidate for Finals MVP. He has averaged 14.8 points, 9.3 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.3 blocks against the Cavaliers.
- What are the Warriors' options? There's no perfect solution, but the simple one is to slide Andre Iguodala into the starting lineup. This pushes Harrison Barnes to the power forward position and maintains Golden State's ability to switch 1-through-4 with its starting lineup.
- Game 5 NBA Finals Suspension For Altercation with Lebron James
- 2018-19: Suspension For Altercation with Teammate Kevin Durant
- 2022-23: Fined For Punching Teammate Jordan Poole
- 2022-23: Suspended For season-long Technical Foul Limit
- 2023-24: Suspended Five Games For Putting Rudy Gobert in Headlock
The most famous of all of Green's instances was the 2016 NBA Finals, where many feel his suspension cost the Warriors a championship. In Game 4, Green and LeBron James got tangled up at halfcourt and as James tried to step over Green, Green extended his arm and made contact with James' groin area. The original call on the floor was a double foul bu...
In 2018, the Warriors suspended Green for one game without pay for "conduct detrimental to the team" following an altercation with his teammate, Durant. In the final seconds of a regular season game against the Clippers, Green grabbed a rebound and, although Durant was calling for the ball, elected to go coast-to-coast, driving into traffic before ...
This instance resulted in a fine, not a suspension, but it has still become an infamous moment for Green. During the 2022-23 preseason, footage from a Warriors practice leaked that showed Green punching his teammate, Poole, in the face. The footage was ugly and many believed a team-issued suspension would be coming — similar to the Durant situation...
Late into the 2022-23 season, Green was forced to serve a one-game suspension without pay for collecting his 16th technical foul of the year. Under NBA rules, a player (or coach) is automatically suspended without pay for one game once he receives his 16th technical foul during the regular season. For every two additional technical fouls received d...
Green's latest antics have earned him a five-game suspension from the NBA. On Tuesday, Nov. 14, Green asserted himself into an altercation between Klay Thompson and Jaden McDaniels during the Warriors-Timberwolves In-Season Tournament game. Less than two minutes into the contest, with a 0-0 score, Green charged at Timberwolves star center Gobert an...
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Apr 19, 2023 · Green has been suspended in the playoffs before, missing Game 5 of the 2016 NBA Finals because of an accumulation of flagrant-foul points during that postseason. He went over the limit after what the NBA called at the time a “retaliatory swipe of his hand to the groin” of LeBron James.
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June 13, 2016 11:54 am ET. Draymond Green was suspended for Game 5 of the NBA Finals, based on a rule that any player who accumulates four flagrant foul points over the course of the...
Feb 23, 2022 · Draymond Green has accepted blame for the Warriors losing the 2016 NBA Finals. Golden State blew a 3-1 lead to the Cavaliers only after Green got suspended for Game 5 for flagrantly fouling LeBron James. Green has also emphasized the silver lining of the Warriors losing that series.
Jun 12, 2016 · Draymond Green suspended for Game 5. Cavs' Lue fined $25k for criticizing refs. Dubs near end of Golden Brick Road. Green wasn't even on his best behavior in the very next game, in which he...
