Things started to become chippy between the Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings during the fourth quarter of Game 2 on Tuesday night at Golden 1 Center.
Following a Malik Monk miss, the Kings and Warriors began marching down the opposite side of the floor with Golden State in transition. As the ball was moved up the floor, Draymond Green and Domantas Sabonis got tangled up.
With Sabonis on the ground, the Kings All-Star center appeared to grab Green’s ankle causing the Warriors’ forward to step on his chest. The tussle between Green and Sabonis caused a stop in the game and a review from the officials.
After the review, Green was assessed a flagrant two-foul for stepping on Sabonis, triggering an ejection from the game. Sabonis was issued a technical foul for his part in the interactions.
During the official review and on his way to the locker room, Green hyped his teammates while stirring up the Sacramento crowd in signature fashion.
Green finished the game with eight points, five assists, four rebounds and a steal in 31 minutes against the Kings.
Draymond Green stomps on Domantas Sabonis.
He was hit with a flagrant 2 foul and ejected. pic.twitter.com/gYWvNO9lHR
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) April 18, 2023
Without Green down the stretch, the Warriors couldn’t secure a much-needed win over the Kings in Game 2. Along with Green’s ejection, the Warriors fell to 0-2 in the series against the Kings with another loss on Tuesday night.
Following Green’s ejection, the NBA community on Twitter exploded with a flurry of reactions. Here’s a look at what fans and analysts were saying on Monday evening.
Sabonis held his ankle first. Literally grabbed it. Sabonis has been bullshitting all game!
— Bonta Hill (@BontaHill) April 18, 2023
Take foul on Sabonis … I didn’t think Dray tried to step down … that’s just how his balance ended up 🤷🏽♂️…
— Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) April 18, 2023
Sabonis should get a flagrant too 🤷🏽♂️
— Jeremy Sochan (@JeremySochan) April 18, 2023
Bro pulled his leg towards him lol what u want someone to do draymond simply just trying to get out he flips too much bro lol
— Deonte Burton (@DeonteBurton) April 18, 2023
Classic *^
— Deonte Burton (@DeonteBurton) April 18, 2023
The ref just guessed draymond fouled him off reputation 😂😂😂
— Jabari Smith Jr (@jabarismithjr) April 18, 2023
Nasty behavior… Sabonis nonstop flopping.
Grabs Klay… the flops to the ground… then ankle locks Draymond.
Shoulda been a take foul
— warriorsworld (@warriorsworld) April 18, 2023
Wow. Hadn’t seen this angle of the Draymond Stomp yet. Looks REALLY bad. pic.twitter.com/QLTMKp4fWG
— Taco Trey Kerby (@treykerby) April 18, 2023
Draymond after getting ejected for stomping Sabonis pic.twitter.com/P3x6jrGHnP
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) April 18, 2023
Draymond Green when Sabonis grabbed his leg: pic.twitter.com/E1OY5PDnKH
— K.BO XXV (@KBO_XXV) April 18, 2023
An animated Draymond Green riling up the Sacramento crowd while they review him stepping on Sabonis pic.twitter.com/cmc5yJ4b9Q
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) April 18, 2023
draymond vs the entire city of sacramento pic.twitter.com/PI6NL3ay4V
— Chris Montano (@gswchris) April 18, 2023
“Why don’t you lay on the floor and I’ll see if I can stomp on you?” 🤣💀@SHAQ & Chuck on Draymond's ejection pic.twitter.com/LDI9WGUT3D
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) April 18, 2023
That’s an ejection and a suspension for Draymond. It’s not even a question.
— nick wright (@getnickwright) April 18, 2023
Funny that all the NBA players are coming to Draymond’s defense 🤣🤣🤣
— Shohei Ohtani Stan Account (@AndyKHLiu) April 18, 2023
You just can’t throw Draymond out for that. None of it happens if Sabonis doesn’t grab Green’s leg. Flagrant one, tech, whatever. But you can’t toss him from a game like this over a play like that.
— Chris Mannix (@SIChrisMannix) April 18, 2023
Draymond Green received a flagrant foul for stepping on Sabonis. pic.twitter.com/QWQ8QHZWgz
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) April 18, 2023
Warriors star Draymond Green asked for an X-ray on his right ankle after the Game 2 loss to the host Kings after feeling soreness, source confirmed to @andscape @espn. Source adds Green believes the injury came when Kings star Domantas Sabonis grabbed his ankle before the stomp.
— Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpears) April 18, 2023
“I know he grabbed his foot and I don’t know what you’re supposed to do in that situation.”
Steph on Draymond’s ejection ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/85fNzNwLSK
— 95.7 The Game (@957thegame) April 18, 2023
Can’t believe we didn’t get a couple cuts to a horrified Adam Silver during that Draymond meltdown. Why are you depriving us TNT?
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) April 18, 2023
Sacramento Kings All-Star Domantas Sabonis is undergoing X-rays on his ribs/lungs, sources tell ESPN. Sabonis is getting evaluated after Draymond Green stepped on him in Game 2.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) April 18, 2023
Draymond sucks chants pic.twitter.com/JVujpOyoJZ
— Morgan Ragan (@momoragan) April 18, 2023
Here is Domantas Sabonis on the Draymond Green foul: “There’s no room for that.” pic.twitter.com/6OYWFSwuHH
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) April 18, 2023
Mike Brown on the Draymond ejection: “Flagrant 2 for sure. It’ll be interesting to see what the NBA does when they review it.” pic.twitter.com/uXOJD4tKA6
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) April 18, 2023
Nobody:
Draymond after performing a WWE move on Sabonis: pic.twitter.com/c8A2VSZZUj
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) April 18, 2023
draymond literally at all times: pic.twitter.com/z14Xaiwq10
— Molly Morrison (@mollyhannahm) April 18, 2023
Sabonis held onto that ankle so tight Draymond lifted him a foot off the floor trying to get loose. Dirty play and a horseshit call to eject Draymond. pic.twitter.com/vgPcLpJALM
— LOLKNBR (@LOLKNBR) April 18, 2023
There’s a reason they keep tryna show one angle of what transpired between Sabonis and Dray. One benefits #arrestdraymond Twitter and the other shows Sabonis for the dirty player that he is.
Literal Karen energy from all of you calling for a suspension. pic.twitter.com/1ij0gYIGse
— Nat 🇯🇲 (@natfluential) April 18, 2023
“What are you going to do when someone grabs your foot when you’re running full speed?”
Klay is not happy with the actions of Sabonis leading up to Draymond’s stomp pic.twitter.com/P6jkZAPibk
— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) April 18, 2023
X-rays returned negative on Sabonis’ sternum and it appears he’s avoided injury, source tells ESPN. He will undergo additional testing on Tuesday as a precaution. https://t.co/7gmm172EG8
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) April 18, 2023
Draymond’s IG story of Domantas Sabonis grabbing his right leg with both arms: “Nothing wrong here. Solid basketball play!!” pic.twitter.com/dOIY7XRIC9
— Dalton Johnson (@DaltonJ_Johnson) April 18, 2023
Sabonis after using Draymond Green’s own tactics to get him ejected: pic.twitter.com/Yv3NoPmlGI
— The Pettiest Laker Fan 🤫 (@ThePettiestLA) April 18, 2023
