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Andy Nesbitt

NBA Fans Weren’t Buying Draymond Green’s Lame Excuse for Why He Stomped on Domantas Sabonis

The defending NBA champion Warriors lost Game 2 to the Kings on Monday night to fall behind 0–2 in their first-round playoff series. 

The loss came with a controversial moment midway through the fourth quarter that led to Draymond Green being ejected and could possibly lead to another bigger punishment from the league for Green, who has been suspended from a playoff game before. 

Green stomped on Domantas Sabonis‘s chest after the Kings’ forward fell to the ground in the paint. The refs gave Green a flagrant 2 foul and kicked him out of the game. 

Here’s the moment: 

Afterwards, Green gave his reason for why he stomped on Sabonis:

That seems like quite a stretch there from Green, as it sure looked like he could have avoided stepping on Sabonis. Also, the way he jumped off of him at the end seemed like a little much.

NBA fans weren’t buying Green’s excuse: 

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