Draymond Green suspension decision: NOT suspended for Game 4

[Achilleas]

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The NBA will not suspend Golden State's Draymond Green for Game 4, league sources tell @TheVertical.

UPDATE: Explanation from league on the decision here: http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=19278

[Meticode]

As I suspected. Too much of an important series.

[Mr. Jabbar]

Lewho stans devastated :roll:

[pedromarinho]

Rigged

[raprap]

:oldlol:

[Rocketswin2013]

shit league

[Vragrant]

Not surprised

[Born Sinner]

All the other dumbasses in the other thread were celebrating already :lol

[dazzer87]

ft35 and lebron stans on suicide watch.............:roll:

[ScalsFan21]

Very questionable decision. I'm rooting for Golden State but I lean towards that hit being for sure intentional. This is a huge break for Golden State and I expect him to be extremely energized coming off a terrible game and getting a huge break like this. Look for Golden State to win the rebounding battle en route to an 8 point win. They gotta get off to a hot start and take this OKC crowd out of things, and never let up.

I disagree with this decision but I admit it would've been unfortunate to see the most important game of GSW's season (their first must-win all year) without a full team. I hope this doesn't become one of those things where if they win, people cry about this for all eternity, but it is possible.

[scuzzy]

dray n klay fam


stay


winning


:djparty

[Meticode]

OKC should want Green NOT to be suspended. He had the worse +/- ever in any NBA playoff of any player in a game since they started tracking that stat. -42 last game.

[LilEddyCurry]

Why is Dantay Jones suspended then?

[bigkingsfan]

They'll win by 20 instead of 30 now...

[Fudge]

Consecutive asterisk seasons for GSW.

[Sarcastic]

NBA is officially turned to WWE.

[G0ATbe]

As he shouldn't. Glad the league got it right, dont give in to the LeShit stains trying to start controversy:applause:

[dazzer87]

Consecutive asterisk seasons for GSW.
meltdown by this little boy now.........:roll:

[El Gato Negro]

I fully expect that series to get out of hand now, good job nba. Injuries and flagrants for everyone next game. Can't really blame players for taking matters into their own hands when the refs and the league fail them.

[Meticode]

Why is Dantay Jones suspended then?
Not as important of a player. Won't change the outcome of the playoff series.

[El Gato Negro]

Not as important of a player. Won't change the outcome of the playoff series.
The cavs should still call them on it, the bias isn't a good thing.

[Achilleas]

raptors title * ,they win because of jones suspension :lol :D

[Meticode]

The cavs should still call them on it, the bias isn't a good thing.
It won't matter.

[Meticode]

Marc Stein reported the foul will be upgraded to a Flagrant 2 and he'll be fined.

[Hey Yo]

OKC needs to insert their Dahntay Jones in the 4th quarter.

[El Gato Negro]

It won't matter.
As a cavs fan this gives me no faith that a finals between the cavs and warriors won't be heavily officiated in the warriors favor.

[KingBeasley08]

RIGGED

[Ben Simmons]

That's ridiculous.

[Joshumitsu]

Of course.

LA Lakers aren't in anymore so another major California city needs to stay in to boost up sales.

NBA is definitely the most spineless league when it comes to treating their stars.

[AceManIII]

NBA f***ed themselves over with this one :lol

[CJ Mustard]

The league literally has NO reasonable explanation for this other than "we don't wanna ruin the WCF". A precedent was set the ****ing day before with the Jones suspension. This is a flat out travesty. Silver had a chance to separate himself from the perceived corruption surrounding the league in Stern's tenure, but he proved he's no different. What a joke of a league.

[Rocketswin2013]

no integrity. im about to do some researching on who even makes these decisions.

[Sarcastic]

RIGGED

They rigged the draft, and now the playoffs. Shit can't be taken seriously at all.

[alanLA92]

Lol league is so predictable. :oldlol:

[Tycriss]

http://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/517458aX93GdV460sa.gif

[jstern]

no integrity. im about to do some researching on who even makes these decisions.
So who makes these decisions?

[Funktion]

Fined Flagrant 2. One more Tech on Dray and suspension which will happen at Oracle in Game 5. Series going 7. Did they fine Scott Foster for being such a shitty ref also? Weak early fouls on Bogut, He overrules other officials decision on shot clock violation which didnt hit the rim, plus he could have issued a flagrant 2 which shows just how shitty he is.

[SouBeachTalents]

I wouldn't want a critical player suspended for such a crucial game, but there's literally no defense for suspending Jones and not Green. It's gonna take the league a while to explain this one away

[jimmy77x]

Theres no way that they can definitely prove he did it on purpose.Green flails his arms and legs all the time. Bran stans and FT35 stans can meltdown all they want. Dantae Jones clearly balled up his fist and punched biyombo.

[LilEddyCurry]

Not as important of a player. Won't change the outcome of the playoff series.
This is why the league is fked. It shouldn't matter from a basketball point of view how important the player is, if you set a precedent then it should apply the NEXT DAY.

Green was being reckless with his actions and unfortunately it landed but fortunately for him he did not get suspended. Green gets away with all his dirty plays :facepalm

[Sarcastic]

I wouldn't want a critical player suspended for such a crucial game, but there's literally no defense for suspending Jones and not Green. It's gonna take the league a while to explain this one away

There's also precedent, when they suspended half the Knicks roster in the PJ Brown - Charlie Ward fight. Saying a guy is too important is not an excuse.

[tpols]

Theres no way that they can definitely prove he did it on purpose.Green flails his arms and legs all the time. Bran stans and FT35 stans can meltdown all they want. Dantae Jones clearly balled up his fist and punched biyombo.

yup.. and dhantay is a goon off the bench pulling that shit in garbage time.. totally different scenarios. draymond didnt deserve a suspension from a playoff game for what he did.

[Sarcastic]

Theres no way that they can definitely prove he did it on purpose.Green flails his arms and legs all the time. Bran stans and FT35 stans can meltdown all they want. Dantae Jones clearly balled up his fist and punched biyombo.

Intent is not supposed to matter according to Stu Jackson, who used to have that job. According to him it's only a matter if the action was reckless or nit, which it clearly was.

[Funktion]

Rigged for what? The league would love a Cavs/Thunder series. Ratings plus Lebron or Durant win and one of them probably move on to a bigger market which is the leagues wet dream.

[bdreason]

Y'all gonna be even more mad when DrayGod drops a trip-dub in a victory. :applause:

[Real14]

Why is Dantay Jones suspended then?
Cuz he's a very unimportant factor that's why :oldlol:

[Fudge]

http://s33.postimg.org/nbx7bh3i7/drayfraud.png

[Tainted Sword]

LOL this league sucks

They cared so much about the Sixers tanking and hackaShaq supposedly because it made a mockery of the game, then they go out make a mockery of it themselves. Hypocrites.

[tpols]

Intent is not supposed to matter according to Stu Jackson, who used to have that job. According to him it's only a matter if the action was reckless or nit, which it clearly was.

actually intent does matter. just look at how they reviewed the dhantay jones case.


Dahntay Jones told ESPN he was interviewed by the league office before they announced his suspension. "They asked me what happened and I explained what happened and they told me it was a unanimous decision that I did it with intent, even though I didn't look," Jones said.

link (http://espn.go.com/espn/now?nowId=21-0526421633796152936-4)


of course theyre going to take into the equation malice behind the hit.

[Sarcastic]

Rigged for what? The league would love a Cavs/Thunder series. Ratings plus Lebron or Durant win and one of them probably move on to a bigger market which is the leagues wet dream.


You're kidding right? GS has one of the biggest band wagon fan bases of all time.

[Sarcastic]

actually intent does matter. just look at how they reviewed the dhantay jones case.



link (http://espn.go.com/espn/now?nowId=21-0526421633796152936-4)


of course theyre going to take into the equation malice behind the hit.


Then that even further proves the hypocrisy of the league, when Stu Jackson is tweeting that intent does NOT matter. They're changing the rules as they go, WWE style.

[Hey Yo]

The thing is...the league has seen Green follow Adams down court (multiple times) and trash talk him right in his face. Taunting him, looking for Adams to lose his cool and do something stupid in retaliation.

The deliberate nut kickS was just a heavier dose of trying to get Adams to lose it.

Notice Green hasn't flailed his legs at any player other than Adams?

[imdaman99]

:lol What did y'all expect? There is no way the NBA is allowing their cash cow 73 win team to go down 1-3 :lol

What makes this worse is Green is prob gonna be really good in game 4 and lead the Warriors to victory

[Funktion]

You're kidding right? GS has one of the biggest band wagon fan bases of all time.

Course they do, as do most championship teams who have flashy players including OKC even with their small market. Not saying they wouldnt want a GS in the finals at all.

[protox]

Can anyone tell me why even upgrade it to a flagrant 2 if it wasn't intentional? Smells like BS

[moongaze]

I stopped taking the NBA seriously after the 2005 finals and Wade's parade to the free throw line.

[Sarcastic]

Course they do, as do most championship teams who have flashy players including OKC even with their small market. Not saying they wouldnt want a GS in the finals at all.

OKC has no where near the following that GS has. GS v Cleveland is what the NBA wants for ratings. OKC in the Finals would kill the ratings.

[TheOne]

rigiculous

[livinglegend]

Rigged for what? The league would love a Cavs/Thunder series. Ratings plus Lebron or Durant win and one of them probably move on to a bigger market which is the leagues wet dream.
Gsw have played in the 6 most watched games of the postseason.
Stop lying.

[Replay32]

:facepalm

I'm not surprised. But this decision is some BS for real.

[Grey Dawn]

Yeah definitely BS/slanted decision, and I'm not anti Warriors but they are rapidly b coming less and less likable.

[Leftimage]

League just put Warriors on fast track to become most despised team in the NBA. Was that the intent? I wonder.... does hate sell?

[Funktion]

League just put Warriors on fast track to become most despised team in the NBA. Was that the intent? I wonder.... does hate sell?

Well Dray has always wanted to play the role of bad guy it seems. Team which has a couple guys which everyone loves, and now the guy which most people are beginning to, if not already hate.

[IamRAMBO24]

For somebody who gets kicked in the balls often, I can say without a doubt that was a kick straight in the balls. A kick to the balls is usually swift and angle at 90 degrees where the toes hit right under the balls. That is definitely not a "follow through" kick. DG is definitely an expert ball smasher with his precise angle and technique.

[ArbitraryWater]

For somebody who gets kicked in the balls often, I can say without a doubt that was a kick straight in the balls. A kick to the balls is usually swift and angle at 90 degrees where the toes hit right under the balls. That is definitely not a "follow through" kick. DG is definitely an expert ball smasher with his precise angle and technique.


:roll: :roll: :roll:

[Ai2death]

For somebody who gets kicked in the balls often, I can say without a doubt that was a kick straight in the balls. A kick to the balls is usually swift and angle at 90 degrees where the toes hit right under the balls. That is definitely not a "follow through" kick. DG is definitely an expert ball smasher with his precise angle and technique.

Certainly is an expert ball smasher, but normally there aimed at his chin

[Hey Yo]

For somebody who gets kicked in the balls often, I can say without a doubt that was a kick straight in the balls. A kick to the balls is usually swift and angle at 90 degrees where the toes hit right under the balls. That is definitely not a "follow through" kick. DG is definitely an expert ball smasher with his precise angle and technique.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CjLlATTWUAApQnA.jpg

[KiiiiNG]

Called it. :oldlol:

Now anything the Warriors do won't really matter, because this is unequivocal proof that they get away with stuff no other team gets away with.

Sad thing is OKC's gonna win in 6 regardless. This just eliminates one more excuse. :roll:

Draymond's gonna pay in game 4.

[ace23]

If you're upgrading to a flagrant 2, why not suspend him? Wtf? He would have missed last game if they had gotten it right, but now he plays both.

[Dictator]

The NBA just fcked themselves

[Grey Dawn]

If you're upgrading to a flagrant 2, why not suspend him? Wtf? He would have missed last game if they had gotten it right, but now he plays both.

Yep.

[WolfGang]

Uh oh. Now momma's boy Durant gonna drop 40 on these clowns. They're going to play like men possessed. I just hope they keep it classy.

[KiiiiNG]

Uh oh. Now momma's boy Durant gonna drop 40 on these clowns. They're going to play like men possessed. I just hope they keep it classy.
:biggums:

Dude I want Payne to come out and try to tare Draymond's knee, no? Why not? No holds barred!

[Tarik One]

Im concerned that Delly is going to be flying feet first toward every Canadian testicle on the court for the remail der of the playoffs. Copycat league

[sd3035]

That's how Dray jumps, even when nobody is around

[sportjames23]

There's also precedent, when they suspended half the Knicks roster in the PJ Brown - Charlie Ward fight. Saying a guy is too important is not an excuse.

This.

The league has made it open season on kicks to the balls, I guess.

[sportjames23]

The thing is...the league has seen Green follow Adams down court (multiple times) and trash talk him right in his face. Taunting him, looking for Adams to lose his cool and do something stupid in retaliation.

The deliberate nut kickS was just a heavier dose of trying to get Adams to lose it.

Notice Green hasn't flailed his legs at any player other than Adams?

Exactly.

[qrich]

Pathetic. Hope Ibaka "unintentionally" clothelines the shit out of Draymond.

[sportjames23]

Can anyone tell me why even upgrade it to a flagrant 2 if it wasn't intentional? Smells like BS

Boom. :applause:

[Prime_Shaq]

:roll: :roll:
Nice avy bruh

[DCL]

adam silver has no balls

[Funktion]

Damn Thunder fans and Bran stans already practicing their blaming of the league if they lose the series. If they win the "Nut Game" will be long forgotten.

[WolfGang]

I want OKC to win this thing fair and square, but someone needs to take a Warrior player out. By not suspending Green, you promote retaliation.

[AintNoSunshine]

Get someone off the bench and "flail" a kick to Green's nuts

[Spurs m8]

Get someone off the bench and "flail" a kick to Green's nuts

They might get their foot stuck in his p*ssy tbh

[dabigbaws]

Oh what a surprise :rolleyes:

I wobder if the game is gonna be rigged lIke game 2. Hmmmmmmm

[Hamtaro CP3KDKG]

:biggums:

Dude I want Payne to come out and try to tare Draymond's knee, no? Why not? No holds barred!

Cam might actually be useful at some point

Give that job to Robert Swift 2.0 Singler or Nazr :oldlol: :oldlol:

[Jyap9675]

Not a fan of this at all. This basically exposes the league's integrity. Question now is, how far does it go? I am starting to question other areas of the league such as the drafting process and refereeing. Just ridiculous.

[Inferno]

What a time :banana:

Surprised he wasn't suspended though :eek:

Dubs better ****ing win Game 4 :facepalm :facepalm

[Sarcastic]

League just put Warriors on fast track to become most despised team in the NBA. Was that the intent? I wonder.... does hate sell?


No. The intent is to deliver the Warriors to the Finals for ratings. OKC is a ratings killer for the networks and the multi billion dollar deal they just signed. No way they would allow the Thunder ruin that.

[Prime_Shaq]

Who the fk cares anyway, STEVEN FKING ADAMS has his chance for revenge now. Man is a fking cyborg.

[aj1987]

Rooting for KD and WB to win the Chip now. **** the Warriors and the Cavs. This shit is messed up.

[Snarky Narc]

As I predicted.

[hold this L]

Thought he should have just gotten the boot in the game to be honest. Him staying hurt the Warriors funnily enough than help them, OKC completely destroyed the Warriors after he stayed in. Green played the worst game of his career.

I suspected OKC would win (not.. by that much). I think the Warriors will take game 4 by 4-6 points though. Curry needs to step it up now, or the Warriors are going home. He just hasn't been up to his quality since his comeback. It's sad to see the best player in the world as a mess like this, but he needs to elevate his play regardless...

[Snarky Narc]

Thought he should have just gotten the boot in the game to be honest. Him staying hurt the Warriors funnily enough than help them, OKC completely destroyed the Warriors after he stayed in. Green played the worst game of his career.

I suspected OKC would win (not.. by that much). I think the Warriors will take game 4 by 4-6 points though. Curry needs to step it up now, or the Warriors are going home. He just hasn't been up to his quality since his comeback. It's sad to see the best player in the world as a mess like this, but he needs to elevate his play regardless...
He essentially had 2 good quarters and a good overtime since his return.

[hold this L]

He essentially had 2 good quarters and a good overtime since his return.
Which isn't impressive (by his standards) considering he's played 5 games so far now. :cry:

Can't make excuses if OKC goes through though. An L is an L, regardless of the details. No one remembers losers. But I do hope he picks his form up even though he said his knee hasn't healed at all. When he's in top form, the Warriors are clearly better than both of the current contenders and it's not that close either IMO. Him wobbled makes this a really tight affair.

[kshutts1]

I want the Thunder to start their bottom 5 players. Don't even go for the jump ball. Ball is tossed... everyone "flail and kick" their respective Warrior player in the groin, then fall down to show they were just "flailing".

Would be like Pop doing an insta hack-a-shaq that one time.

[BlazerRed]

Most coddled team by the league in history? :confusedshrug:

[Snarky Narc]

I want the Thunder to start their bottom 5 players. Don't even go for the jump ball. Ball is tossed... everyone "flail and kick" their respective Warrior player in the groin, then fall down to show they were just "flailing".

Would be like Pop doing an insta hack-a-shaq that one time.
:oldlol:

[BlazerRed]

I want the Thunder to start their bottom 5 players. Don't even go for the jump ball. Ball is tossed... everyone "flail and kick" their respective Warrior player in the groin, then fall down to show they were just "flailing".

Would be like Pop doing an insta hack-a-shaq that one time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9msPMWONpw

[Snarky Narc]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9msPMWONpw
Awesome.

[Detroit]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9msPMWONpw

SICK!!

Still mind boggling how the NBA suspends the dude from the cavs for the SAME exact thing that Green did, only Greens actions were WORSE:lol No favoritism tho:applause:

[Goldrush25]

It might have been better if Draymond had been assessed a Flagrant 2 and gotten tossed last game.

Now he's got two strikes basically. Worst case scenario is he gets a Flagrant 2 tonight and gets tossed, and is also suspended for next game.

If I'm OKC I'm gooning it up tonight. He's getting elbowed, kicked, chipped, stepped on, shoved every time down the court. I'm sending Nick Collison at him to use up all 6 fouls. I have a feeling Draymond Green either will not be himself and will contribute little to the team, or he'll be forced to retaliate. I don't think he can help himself.

[BlazerRed]

It might have been better if Draymond had been assessed a Flagrant 2 and gotten tossed last game.

Now he's got two strikes basically. Worst case scenario is he gets a Flagrant 2 tonight and gets tossed, and is also suspended for next game.

If I'm OKC I'm gooning it up tonight. He's getting elbowed, kicked, chipped, stepped on, shoved every time down the court. I'm sending Nick Collison at him to use up all 6 fouls. I have a feeling Draymond Green either will not be himself and will contribute little to the team, or he'll be forced to retaliate. I don't think he can help himself.
Yeah I'd get Collison in to get under his skin too. Not worth it for any of the other players with suspension risk and the series on the line, but OKC should definitely be sending a message to the league that they will not put up with shit.

[Captvic]

league making sure Cuwwy makes the finals again:no:

[Sarcastic]

NBA put Kiki Vanderweghe on Sportscenter last night. Adam Silver just made a live appearance today. They are in major damage control mode. Their credibility as a professional sports league is now in question. For the first time they've basically admitted from the league office that they play favorites. Usually they just fix things with refs making one sided calls. Now we have confirmation from the main office that it's one sided.

[raprap]

I want the Thunder to start their bottom 5 players. Don't even go for the jump ball. Ball is tossed... everyone "flail and kick" their respective Warrior player in the groin, then fall down to show they were just "flailing".

Would be like Pop doing an insta hack-a-shaq that one time.
Donovan would move to the top 3 coaches of all time if he does this. :lol

[Joshumitsu]

Expect GS to get calls that benefit their momentum or gain ticky tacky fouls.

Refs will give OKC fouls later near the end or when it doesn't matter to make the scores look a little more even.

[BlazerRed]

Expect GS to get calls that benefit their momentum or gain ticky tacky fouls.

Refs will give OKC fouls later near the end or when it doesn't matter to make the scores look a little more even.
Exactly. That's what always happens with rigged games. The favored team receives the calls that actually matter.

[dabigbaws]

This is where perkins would have been useful

[Young X]

Why did Draymond even do this dumb shit? I was just starting to like him. :facepalm

[warriorfan]

All these fans whine about touch fouls and then want draymond to be suspended for having his legs come up after being shoved back...you people are honestly ridiculous

[Draz]

Now I want OKC to win.

[sportjames23]

NBA put Kiki Vanderweghe on Sportscenter last night. Adam Silver just made a live appearance today. They are in major damage control mode. Their credibility as a professional sports league is now in question. For the first time they've basically admitted from the league office that they play favorites. Usually they just fix things with refs making one sided calls. Now we have confirmation from the main office that it's one sided.

Didn't see Kiki last night, but did see Silver today. Yup, damage control mode like a muh****a.

[Draz]

Adam Silver fcked up. The entire NBA is going down in flames.