November 16th 2024.
On Saturday, the NBA announced that Draymond Green's foul against Zach Edey from the Memphis Grizzlies in the third quarter of the Warriors' victory over the Grizzlies has been upgraded to a category-one flagrant. This decision came after a review of the play. Initially, Green was only charged with a personal foul, but this has now been changed.
The incident occurred with 7:06 left in the third quarter of Friday's game, which the Golden State Warriors ended up winning 123-118. Green had lost his balance on a drive and fell near Edey's feet. It appeared that Green had swung his left leg outward while on the ground and also restricted Edey's movement by clamping his right ankle between his elbow and side. As a result, Edey tripped over Green's outstretched leg and a personal foul was called.
After the game, Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins expressed his disappointment with the play not being reviewed. He stated, "Draymond grabs his leg and pulls him down and it doesn't get reviewed. I know there's a code in this league and I don't understand how that wasn't reviewed. Very disappointing."
If the play had been called as a flagrant at the time, Memphis would have been awarded two free throws and possession of the ball. However, it was initially called as a transition-take foul, giving Memphis one free throw and possession.
Edey also shared his thoughts on the incident, saying, "It wasn't a basketball play, if that's what you're asking. Definitely wasn't a basketball play."
The situation escalated in the fourth quarter when Green picked up two technical fouls within 33 seconds of each other and was ultimately ejected with 1:14 remaining in the game. Warriors coach Steve Kerr stated that he did not receive a clear reason for Green's second technical.
Green himself seemed unfazed by the ejection and said, "I don't need an explanation. I did my job. My job was done for the night. Moving on."
This is not the first time Green has faced disciplinary action from the NBA. Last season, he was suspended indefinitely and missed 16 games for striking Jusuf Nurkic from the Phoenix Suns in the face during a game on December 12. The league cited Green's "repeated history of unsportsmanlike acts" as the reason for the suspension, which came after he had already served a five-game ban for putting Rudy Gobert from the Minnesota Timberwolves in a headlock during a separate altercation.
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