November 16th 2023.
Draymond Green, the Golden State Warriors' starting forward, was ejected from a game on Nov. 14 and subsequently suspended for five games without pay by the NBA. The league cited Green's "escalation of an on-court altercation and forcibly grabbing Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert around the neck in an unsportsmanlike and dangerous manner" as the main reason for the suspension.
The suspension was due to Green's history of "unsportsmanlike acts". His teammate, Klay Thompson, as well as Timberwolves players Jaden McDaniels and Gobert were fined $25,000 each for their roles in the incident. Thompson and McDaniels were given a technical foul and ejected from the game, while Green was assessed a Flagrant Foul 2.
Green's suspension will start on Nov. 16 when the Warriors play Oklahoma City Thunder at the Chase Center. The suspension will result in Green losing more than a quarter of a million dollars.
This is not the first time Green has been ejected from a game this season. He was previously ejected from the Nov. 11 game against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The incident has been widely discussed on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, with video clips of Green's "unsportsmanlike acts" being shared. Gobert was not pleased that he was fined, saying he was trying to be a peacemaker. He announced that he will be appealing the fine.
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