As a Draymond Green fan and apologist, it brings me no pleasure to say this: Green was unequivocally wrong for his stomp, jump and eventual flagrant 2 foul at the expense of Domantas Sabonis in the fourth quarter of the Warriors’ Game 2 loss to the Kings on Monday. It may have cost Golden State the game. And it’s possible that foul alone could have serious ramifications for the rest of the series, which the Dubs currently trail 0–2.
The play in question was bizarre. After a missed shot by Sacramento, Sabonis crashed to the ground after fighting for an offensive rebound. He landed at Green’s feet, and then meekly but plainly wrapped his arms around Green’s right foot. Draymond responded by rather exaggeratedly stomping on Sabonis’s torso after releasing his foot from Sabonis’s grip, and then basically used Sabonis’s body as a launching pad before trying to get back into the play.
Draymond Green stomps on Domantas Sabonis.
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) April 18, 2023
He was hit with a flagrant 2 foul and ejected. pic.twitter.com/gYWvNO9lHR