Getting ejected from an NBA game is not a new phenomenon for Draymond Green. The most recent one, though, was the one that fans would want to take another look at. When the Cleveland Cavaliers were on the attack in the third quarter of the Golden State Warriors matchup, Green pushed Donovan Mitchell out of bounds just as Caris LeVert was making a two-point shot.
Unaware of this conversation, the officials were too preoccupied with calling the shot. Then Draymond took over as soon as the Warriors had possession of the ball. But Donovan made the decision to advocate for his own return and slammed himself into Green. The coaches even came out on the floor to break up the brawl, which attracted everyone’s attention.
Mitchell was given a common foul by the referees, but Draymond Green received his second technical penalty of the game, which led to the forward’s ejection. This decision by the officials has been criticized by most fans and NBA enthusiasts. The key person to first call out this decision was Warriors coach Steve Kerr.
Steve Kerr calls the decision on Draymond Green’s ejection ‘bizarre’
A lot of people also objected to the fact that Green’s technical infraction was called back after it was initially missed by the officials. The outcome was obviously manipulated to favor the Cavs, according to the complaints of the fans. A netizen wrote, “Rigging at its damn finest,” in response to the video that the X account Dr. Guru had posted.
Rigging at its damn finest
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Joining the party and criticizing the bad decision, Steve Kerr addressed the media and said, “He got a technical for elbowing Mitchell, a couple of plays before may be. I have never heard of this rule before. Apparently, you can retroactively call a technical on someone from two plays before.” He added one line that stood out, saying, “I had no idea… That was bizarre.”
“I had never heard of this rule.”
Kerr shared his thoughts on Draymond retroactively receiving a technical, leading to an ejection pic.twitter.com/3uY7XaK7YD
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The refereeing of Green, who was dismissed during a game against the Cavaliers, has drawn criticism from the Warriors. Fans could expect the Warriors’ appeal and the NBA’s response while they wait for further information about the event.
The Cleveland Cavaliers managed to win over the Golden State Warriors after Draymond Green got ejected
Keeping all the drama aside, the Cavaliers defeated the Golden State Warriors 118-110. For the second game in a week, Cleveland defeated the Warriors, with six Cavaliers players scoring in double digits. Following their victory over the Warriors at home on Sunday, LeVert led all five Cleveland starters in scoring with 22 points off the bench.
Stephen Curry became the 36th NBA player to reach 22,000 career points. However, Kerr called Golden State’s defense slow overall. Curry led the Warriors with 30 points, while Donovan Mitchell scored 21 points and had five assists for the Cavs. Golden State committed 20 turnovers and 26 assists. The Cavaliers swept their season series with the Warriors after this big win over them.