Draymond Green Blasts NBA for Suspending Him for Warriors Game 3 vs. Kings

• Draymond Green has criticized the NBA for suspending him for Game 3
• The Golden State Warriors veteran was ejected in Game 3 for stomping on Sacramento Kings big manDomantas Sabonis
• The NBA then suspended him for one game because of his history

We're only a week into the 2023 NBA playoffs, but there've been plenty of talking points and viral moments.

One moment that has dominated the headlines all week was the suspension of Draymond Green by the NBA for stomping on Sacramento Kings big man Domantas Sabonis. The Warriors veteran has now reacted to his suspension

Early in the fourth quarter of Game 2, Green and Sabonis got tangled up after a scramble for a rebound following a missed floater by Kings sixth man Malik Monk. Sabonis grabbed Green's leg while lying down. The Warriors veteran then responded by stomping on the Lithuanian.

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Green was ejected from the game, while Sabonis received a technical foul for grabbing Green's leg before he stepped on him.

The incident attracted missed reactions on social media. Shaquille O'Neal and Damian Lillard defended Green's actions.

NBA executive vice president Joe Dumars said Green was suspended because of his history, per ESPN.

Green has a shaky disciplinary history, including 163 career technical fouls, 17 ejections, and now four suspensions.

Green slams the NBA

Speaking on the latest episode of "The Draymond Green Show," the four-time NBA champion had a few words for the NBA.

"I never knew you could be suspended for a Flagrant 2 that happened seven years ago," Green said on "The Draymond Green Show," which was published Friday. "And I also didn't know you could get suspended for interacting with a crowd that's flipping you double birds and yelling your name and chants that you (expletive), and like, you interact with them. I didn't know that either," via NBC Sports.

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Luckily for Green, the Warriors were dominant in Game 3. Stephen Curry's 36 points lifted the reigning NBA champions to a 114-97 win.

This is the second time the 33-year-old has been suspended for an NBA playoff game. The last time it happened was the infamous 2016 NBA Finals Game 5 suspension for hitting then-Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James in Game 4.

O'Neal defends Green

Sports Brief earlier reported on NBA legend and analysts Shaquille O'Neal defending Green's actions saying he would've done the same thing.

"I'm not going to sit up here and be a hypocrite," O'Neal said. "I'd do the same thing, I really would. ... Don't be grabbing me because what am I gonna do? If I stay there and just try to run forward, I'll fall."

Several NBA players, like Damian Lillard, defended Green. The Warriors veteran said he had no balance when Sabonis grabbed his leg and had nowhere to land.

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