Watch Draymond Green stomp on Domantas Sabonis’ chest, get ejected: ‘I have to land my foot somewhere’
The Golden State Warriors are down 0-2 to the Sacramento Kings. Now, they could be without Draymond Green.
During the King’s 114-106, Green – the Warriors forward – was ejected from a playoff game after stomping on the chest of Sacramento’s Domantas Sabonis.
The play happened in the fourth quarter of the Kings’ 114-106 win in Game 2 of the first-round series Monday night after Stephen Curry grabbed a defensive rebound.
With the Warriors pushing the ball up court and Sabonis on the ground, Green took a hard step right on Sabonis’ chest. Sabonis stayed down for a few minutes as officials reviewed the play.
“My leg got grabbed,” said Green, referring to a play in Game 1 with Malik Monk. “Second time in two nights. Referees just watch it. I have to land my foot somewhere. I’m not the most flexible person, so it’s not stretching that far.”
Sabonis was called for a technical foul for grabbing Green’s leg and Green was given a flagrant-2 foul that led to an automatic ejection.
“We’re both fighting for the rebound,” Sabonis said in a postgame interview on TNT. “We fell on each other. Stuff happens. It’s basketball. We’ve got to move on to the next play.”
Green has been called for six flagrant fouls and 27 technical fouls in 147 career playoff games.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.