NBA: new bloodshed from Draymond Green, author of a huge slap against a Phoenix player

2023-12-13 09:37:11

Here is Rudy Gobert’s “best friend” again. Draymond Green, known for his altercations with numerous NBA players including the French pivot whom he had strangled in the middle of a match in mid-November, acted up again last night.

The Golden State Warriors veteran was once again excluded for a very bad move. On the Phoenix floor, the 33-year-old American violently slapped Suns pivot Jusuf Nurkic, turning to the duel. An absolutely deliberate move as the images speak for themselves. The referees whistled a flagrant level 2 foul, enough to remove him from the match and expose him to a new sanction from the NBA this Wednesday.

After his altercation with Rudy Gobert, the Golden State power forward had already received a five-game suspension. Green returned on November 29 with the Warriors, and therefore only played six games before spinning out again. A detrimental absence for Golden State, defeated once again last night away (119-116) with a clumsy Stephen Curry (24 points, 4 of 15 from distance). The Warriors remain 11th in the west (10 wins – 13 losses).

Jokic sent off, Doncic thrown

In the other matches of the night, the Serbian Nikola Jokic, MVP of the spring finals with the champion Denver, was also sent off against Chicago as the end of the second quarter approached, for words thrown at a referee, after an action where he hoped for a foul. The Nuggets still won against the Bulls (114-106).

More gloriously, Luka Doncic continues to carry Dallas with 33 points and 17 assists in their success against the Lakers (127-125). The Slovenian thus had an 8th match with more than 30 points!