2023-11-16 20:26:39
The sanction was not long in coming. Golden State Warriors power forward Draymond Green, sent off for a chokehold on Frenchman Rudy Gobert (Minnesota) on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, was suspended five games. He is sanctioned for “grabbing Minnesota pivot Rudy Gobert by the neck in a dangerous and unsportsmanlike manner,” the NBA said. The four-time NBA champion will not be able to play again until November 28. Two minutes after the start of the match between Minnesota and Golden State (104-101), a scuffle started between Jaden McDaniels (Minnesota) and Klay Thompson (Golden State).
Rudy Gobert then quickly intervened to separate them when he was violently squeezed by the throat with his arm, from behind, by Draymond Green, for several seconds for impressive images. The double gold medalist at the Olympics (2016 and 2020) is used to making bad gestures. Last April, he was suspended for a game for stepping on an opponent during the playoffs against Sacramento and last year he hit a teammate (Jordan Poole, who has since moved to Washington) during a training session.
Klay Thompson (Golden State) and Jaden McDaniels (Minnesota), at the origin of the scuffle and also excluded on Tuesday, were fined $25,000, as was Rudy Gobert for grabbing Thompson, trying to “separate the two men,” as the referees wrote after the game.
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