{"id":27614,"date":"2023-04-18T11:57:23","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T11:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/18\/referees-just-watch-it-draymond-green-says-this-was-not-the-first-time-a-sacramento-kings-player-has-grabbed-his-leg\/"},"modified":"2023-04-18T11:57:23","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T11:57:23","slug":"referees-just-watch-it-draymond-green-says-this-was-not-the-first-time-a-sacramento-kings-player-has-grabbed-his-leg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/18\/referees-just-watch-it-draymond-green-says-this-was-not-the-first-time-a-sacramento-kings-player-has-grabbed-his-leg\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cReferees just watch it\u201d &#8211; Draymond Green says this was not the first time a Sacramento Kings player has grabbed his leg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"article-content\" class=\"keeda_widget\" data-postid=\"3927796\" data-slug-id=\"1475134\">\n<p>Draymond Green was ejected with 7:03 left in the game for stomping on Sacramento Kings center Domantas Sabonis. While \u201cDomas\u201d writhed in pain on the floor, Green heatedly argued with the referees that his leg was held first.<\/p>\n<p>After the game, the former Defensive Player of the Year winner had this to say about the incident:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cMy leg got grabbed. Second time in two nights. Referees just watch it. I gotta land my foot somewhere and I\u2019m not the most stretchable person, so I\u2019m not stretching that far. I can only step so far before pulling my leg away.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><template id=\"bets-today-poll\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"preview-card-holder bets-today-poll\">\n<p><span class=\"date\"\/> \u2022 <span class=\"time\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed hidden-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/twitter\">\n<div class=\"tweet-outer-container\" style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"tweet-container\">\n<div class=\"tweet-body\">&#8220;My leg got grabbed. Second time in two nights. Referees just watch it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>-Draymond talks about his flagrant on Sabonis<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"app-tweet-blockquote\"><p>&#8220;My leg got grabbed. Second time in two nights. Referees just watch it.\u201d-Draymond talks about his flagrant on Sabonis <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ywIMKFKHYo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/ywIMKFKHYo<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Green added that Sabonis\u2019 leg-grabbing was not an isolated case:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIt was Monk last game, right along the baseline under the rim. You wanna stop it? [Referee] John Goble was looking at Monk holding my leg the last game and he just let it go. And clearly was watching my leg got held this game and let it go. I guess ankle-grabbing is okay.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>When asked by reporters why he was ejected, Green matter-of-factly answered:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe explanation was I stomped too hard.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In Game 1, Domantas Sabonis seemed to have held Draymond Green\u2019s ankle as well. Nothing came out of it as the \u201cDray\u201d just fell into Sabonis\u2019 stomach before running back to join the Warriors\u2019 offensive set.<\/p>\n<p>Green\u2019s absence was soundly felt by the Warriors down the stretch. The Sacramento Kings launched a 17-8 run in the closing minutes to win the game and grab a 2-0 lead in the series. Golden State is down 0-2 for the first time in the Steph Curry era.<\/p>\n<p>Curry had this to say about the whole incident that led to one of his teammates\u2019 ejection:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI know he [Sabonis] grabbed his [Green\u2019s] foot and I don\u2019t know what you\u2019re supposed to do in that situation. He obviously finished the rest of the game. We know he\u2019s a tough guy so he\u2019s gonna be alright.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed hidden-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/twitter\">\n<div class=\"tweet-outer-container\" style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"tweet-container\">\n<p>Draymond on being down 2-0 in the series: \u201cThis is one we haven\u2019t seen yet, and we\u2019ve conquered all the rest of them, so why not go conquer this one. It would be a lot of fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"app-tweet-blockquote\"><p>Draymond on being down 2-0 in the series: \u201cThis is one we haven\u2019t seen yet, and we\u2019ve conquered all the rest of them, so why not go conquer this one. It would be a lot of fun.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ca2cDP0AEC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/Ca2cDP0AEC<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Draymond Green and the Golden State Warriors have never been down 0-2 in any series since Steph Curry\u2019s arrival<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sk-app-thumbnail\" alt=\"The Golden State Warriors will need to come back from a 0-2 deficit for the first time since Steph Curry&amp;#039;s arrival.\" src=\"https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/04\/f83ed-16817994663581-1920.jpg\"\/><\/noscript><img class=\"lazy-img\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" data-img=\"https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/04\/f83ed-16817994663581-1920.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/04\/f83ed-16817994663581-1920.jpg?w=720 720w ,https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/04\/f83ed-16817994663581-1920.jpg?w=840 840w, https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/04\/f83ed-16817994663581-1920.jpg?w=1200 1200w , https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/04\/f83ed-16817994663581-1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 720w,(max-width: 420px) 840w,(max-width: 600px) 1200w, 1920w\" alt=\"The Golden State Warriors will need to come back from a 0-2 deficit for the first time since Steph Curry&amp;#039;s arrival.\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/04\/f83ed-16817994663581-1920.jpg\" bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201920%201280%22&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\"\/><figcaption>The Golden State Warriors will need to come back from a 0-2 deficit for the first time since Steph Curry&#8217;s arrival.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Steph Curry was still a sophomore at Davidson when the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/golden-state-warriors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Golden State Warriors<\/a> last faced a 0-2 deficit in the NBA playoffs. They tried to battle out of that hole but were eliminated by the Utah Jazz in six games in 2007.<\/p>\n<p>Draymond Green had this to say about the odds the defending NBA champs are facing now:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThis is one we haven\u2019t seen yet, and we\u2019ve conquered all the rest of them, so why not go conquer this one. It would be a lot of fun.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed hidden-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/twitter\">\n<div class=\"tweet-outer-container\" style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"tweet-container\">\n<p>Draymond on being down 2-0 in the series: \u201cThis is one we haven\u2019t seen yet, and we\u2019ve conquered all the rest of them, so why not go conquer this one. It would be a lot of fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"app-tweet-blockquote\"><p>Draymond on being down 2-0 in the series: \u201cThis is one we haven\u2019t seen yet, and we\u2019ve conquered all the rest of them, so why not go conquer this one. It would be a lot of fun.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ca2cDP0AEC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/Ca2cDP0AEC<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>If Draymond Green is suspended for Game 3, the Warriors will be in an even tougher situation to crawl out of their 0-2 hole.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>You may also like to read: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/news-draymond-green-ejected-game-2-steps-domantas-sabonis-chest-holding-on-to-his-leg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Draymond Green is ejected from Game 2 as he steps on Domantas Sabonis&#8217; chest who was holding on to his leg<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"tag-cloud\">\n<div class=\"tags-text\">\n<div class=\"scrollable-content-holder  article-padding\">\n<p class=\"article-p  \">Quick Links<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerLeft\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Left \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-left.svg\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button><\/p>\n<nav id=\"pnProductNav\" class=\"pn-ProductNav\">\n<\/nav>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerRight\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Right \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-right.svg\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<p>More from Sportskeeda<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 8px 21px 0; overflow: visible !important;\">\n<div class=\"bottom-info-container\">\n<span class=\"publisher-name\">Edited by Michael Macasero<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><template id=\"reply-input-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"reply-section-container\" parent-comment-id=\"\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"pic-near-reply-box\" src=\"\" alt=\"Profile picture\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><br \/>\n<template id=\"gif-box-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><template id=\"reply-input-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"reply-section-container\" parent-comment-id=\"\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"pic-near-reply-box\" src=\"\" alt=\"Profile picture\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><br \/>\n<template id=\"gif-box-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script> \nvar fbPixelFired = false;\ndocument.addEventListener(\"scroll\", function() { loadFBPixel() });\ndocument.addEventListener(\"mousemove\", function() { loadFBPixel() });\nfunction loadFBPixel() {\nif(fbPixelFired) {\nreturn;\n}\nfbPixelFired = true;\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? \nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, \ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '952063904834769'); \nfbq('track', \"PageView\");\nfbq('track', 'ViewContent');\n}\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/news-referees-just-watch-it-draymond-green-says-first-time-sacramento-kings-player-has-grabbed-his-leg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Draymond Green was ejected with 7:03 left in the game for stomping on Sacramento Kings center Domantas Sabonis. 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