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The NBA announced Tuesday night that Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has been suspended for Game 3, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. The discipline comes after Green appeared to stomp on the chest of the Kings’ Domantas Sabonis. The incident occurred early in the fourth quarter of a close game Monday night. Sabonis […]

Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green has been suspended for Game 3 of their NBA Playoffs series against the Sacramento Kings following his stomping incident with Domantas Sabonis. While there have been reports that it’s unlikely Green would be suspended for his actions in Game 2, the NBA ultimately decided to punish him for it. […]

Game 1 of the Golden State Warriors-Sacramento Kings NBA Playoffs series didn’t disappoint, and it delivered plenty of eyes for the league. The start of the 2023 NBA Playoffs turned out to be the most-watched opening weekend of the postseason since 2011, with the games garnering an average of 4.15 million viewers across ESPN, ABC […]

As a former second round pick, Draymond Green has certainly exceeded any expectations when he first came into the NBA. The Golden State Warriors star has long outplayed his second round status and has become one of the best defensive players in the league even now as his overall production has slipped. He has not […]

I want to take this opportunity to make a public service announcement. Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green is a lighting rod for controversy. This is probably as much of a breaking news story as someone confirming the sky is blue, or there’s trees in a forest. In all seriousness, Green is no stranger to […]

The Golden State Warriors are in trouble, and their own history suggests there’s no way out of their current predicament. Golden State fell 0-2 to the Sacramento Kings in their NBA Playoffs series. It’s the first time in Stephen Curry’s career that he found himself in such situation, meaning the Dubs are in uncharted territory […]

The Sacramento Kings pulled off another huge win on Monday night against a Golden State Warriors side that had not previously lost back-to-back games in the NBA Playoffs for quite some time now. Well, the Kings changed all that on Monday as they escaped with another hard-fought victory at home, 114-106, to give themselves a […]

Jordan Poole wasn’t himself in the Golden State Warriors’ Game 2 loss to the Sacramento Kings. Considering Klay Thompson’s postgame assessment of his ankle injury, it seems like a minor miracle the defending champions’ dynamic guard was able to take the floor at all. Addressing his teammate’s health status after the Warriors’ 114-106 loss to […]

Draymond Green is “unlikely” to be suspended for Game 3 of the Golden State Warriors’ first-round series with the Sacramento Kings after stomping on Domantas Sabonis’ chest in his team’s Game 2 loss on Monday night, drawing a flagrant-2 foul and automatic ejection. “It is looking unlikely Warriors forward Draymond Green will be suspended for […]

Draymond Green received a Flagrant 2 and was ejected in the Golden State Warriors Game 2 loss to the Sacramento Kings. He got tangled up with Kings forward Domantas Sabonis, and then inexplicably stomped on his chest. As he now awaits potential further punishment from the NBA for Game 3 of the 2023 NBA Playoffs, […]

It has been just a few days since the 2023 NBA Playoffs started, but they have already produced some memorable moments. Particularly, the series between the Sacramento Kings and Golden State Warriors is emerging as one of the best so far. With Sacramento set to travel to San Francisco to play on Thursday, it means […]

The Golden State Warriors currently find themselves down 0-2 in their first round series of the 2023 NBA Playoffs. The Sacramento Kings took Game 2 by a score of 114-106, surviving a flurry of Warriors’ runs to remain in control most of the way. The Kings were once again led by De’Aaron Fox, Domantas Sabonis […]

When the Golden State Warriors were grinding their way through the regular season, concerns about the ability to win on the road became prevalent, and for good reason. The Warriors were 11-30 in road games during the campaign. While the record was concerning, the thinking in some circles was Golden State will find a way […]

Draymond Green is one of the instrumental pieces of the Golden State Warriors dynasty. Although he doesn’t score in bunches like his Splash Brothers teammates, Green makes up for it with his hustle, defense, leadership, and stellar all-around play. With Green’s contributions to the Warriors dynasty, have you ever wondered how a four-time NBA champion […]

This iteration of the Golden State Warriors has been through some considerable adversity in the past; just last season, on their way to winning the NBA championship, the Warriors had to dig themselves out of a 2-1 hole, on the road no less. However, Stephen Curry and the Dubs have never been through the kind […]

If De’Aaron Fox was the star for the Sacramento Kings in their Game 1 win over the Warriors, Davion Mitchell has a strong shout for being the Game 2 standout. Fox scored 24 points as the Kings sailed to a 2-0 lead in their first-round series against the defending champions following a thrilling 114-106 victory […]

The Sacramento Kings surely heard all the outside noise entering their 2023 NBA playoff series against the Golden State Warriors — their first foray into the postseason since 2006. Many fans and pundits believed that the Warriors, despite being the lower seed, entered the series as favorites, and their justification for that belief wasn’t particularly […]

For a second straight game, Stephen Curry was unable to lift the Golden State Warriors to a win in Sacramento. The result on Game 2, however, was much more controversial given the ejection of Draymond Green following his dust-up with Domantas Sabonis. Draymond Green stomps on Domantas Sabonis. He was hit with a flagrant 2 […]

Everyone’s got an opinion on the controversial moment in Game 2 of the first-round series between the Golden State Warriors and the Sacramento Kings — the one that had Draymond Green going full-WWE on Kings big man Domantas Sabonis in the fourth quarter before getting ejected from the contest because of it. And when it […]

Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors defended himself after picking up a flagrant two and getting ejected for stomping on Domantas Sabonis of the Sacramento Kings in his post-game press conference. He continued to defend himself on Tuesday morning on his Instagram story. “Nothing wrong here. Solid basketball play!!” Draymond Green on Domantas Sabonis’ […]

Sacramento Kings fans were absolutely seething at one particular player during their team’s Game 2 win over the Golden State Warriors. During a play, Domantas Sabonis grabbed Draymond Green’s leg. Green responded by planting said foot on Sabonis’ chest. Green was ejected from the case with a chorus of boos from the home crowd. After […]

No singular moment was to blame for the Golden State Warriors’ 114-106 loss to the Sacramento Kings on Monday night. But for Dub Nation, it’s hard not to view Draymond Green’s ejection early in the fourth quarter as an inflection point that fueled the Game 2 defeat. The Warriors star got the boot after stomping […]

The Sacramento Kings are having a blast! In their return to the NBA Playoffs, the third-seeded squad wasted no time in making their presence known. They took the first two games of their series, and they are now up 2-0 against the defending champions Golden State Warriors. After being buried in irrelevance, Sacramento fans are […]

The Sacramento Kings beat the Golden State Warriors 114-106 to take a 2-0 lead in the first round of the NBA Playoffs on Monday, but Draymond Green’s stomping of Domantas Sabonis is what got the most attention, and Green described what happened from his point of view after the game in a press conference. “My […]

Sacramento Kings big man Domantas Sabonis underwent X-rays on his ribs and lungs following the controversial moment with Draymond Green that led to the Warriors forward being ejected, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. The X-rays on Sabonis’ sternum reportedly returned negative, and it seems as if Sabonis avoided any kind of injury. There will be […]

Klay Thompson came to the defense of his Golden State Warriors teammate after Draymond Green was ejected from Monday night’s 114-106 loss to the Sacramento Kings for stomping on Domantas Sabonis. “What are you going to do when someone grabs your foot when you’re running full speed?” Thompson told reporters after the game, according to […]

The Golden State Warriors’ loss to the Sacramento Kings was overshadowed by a nasty incident involving Draymond Green and Domantas Sabonis. After Sabonis crashed to the floor, the Kings center grabbed Green’s leg while on the floor. The nasty part, though, came when Green appeared to stomp Sabonis right on his chest. Green was eventually […]

The Golden State Warriors second straight loss to the Sacramento Kings allows for the possibility of the most heated series of the first round never getting back to Golden One Center. If the defending champions, dominant at home all season, buckle to take take one of the next two games at Chase Center, though, rest […]

The Golden State Warriors face an 0-2 hole after the Sacramento Kings won another drama-filled nail-biter 114-106 at Golden One Center on Monday. Here are three takeaways from the defending champions’ hard-fought yet frustratingly familiar Game 2 loss. Turnovers doom Warriors…again TNT’s Jared Greenberg asked Steve Kerr the question on every Warriors fan’s mind after […]

It’s incredible how much the intensity of the NBA ratchets up in the playoffs. After all, teams need to win 16 more games to win a coveted championship, so there’s no use in leaving anything on the table. Thus, it’s no surprise to see how much physicality there has been during the Golden State Warriors’ […]

Since 2015, Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors have been unstoppable forces in the playoffs, specifically when healthy. Even with their backs against the wall, the Warriors seemingly have always found a way to overcome adversity. But for the first time in Curry’s 14-year career, he’s staring at a playoff deficit he has never […]

After Draymond Green’s incident with Domantas Sabonis in Game 2 of the Golden State Warriors-Sacramento Kings series, the question in everyone’s mind right now is: Will Green be suspended for his actions? For those who missed it, Green stomped on Sabonis’ chest early in the fourth quarter after the Kings big man fell and grabbed […]

Stephen Curry entered Game 2 against the Sacramento Kings needing just eight points to climb one step higher on the NBA Playoffs points leaderboard. Sure enough, the Golden State Warriors star did more than just that. Curry surpassed Wilt Chamberlain for 19th on the list after he erupted for 15 points in the first half. […]

Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green was ejected late in Game 2 after getting twisted up with Domantas Sabonis and kicking the Sacramento Kings big man. Early in the fourth quarter, the two got entangled as players battle for the rebound. Sabonis was pushed by Klay Thompson and fell near Green. The Kings center ended […]

Andrew Wiggins returned to the starting lineup for the Golden State Warriors on Monday in Game 2 against the Sacramento Kings. This was after the All-Star small forward came off the bench in Game 1 following a two-month absence from the team. Unfortunately for Wiggins, his return to the starting five did not exactly go […]

On Saturday, the Sacramento Kings proved they’re not just satisfied breaking their 17-year drought from the NBA playoffs, defeating the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors in a thrilling 126-123 finish. In Game 2 on Monday night, De’Aaron Fox and company are in for another huge test as Stephen Curry tries to even up the […]

The Golden State Warriors need all the help they can get in Game 2 against the Sacramento Kings. The defending champs aren’t exactly in a desperate state at the moment after going down 0-1 in the series, but a win in Sacramento will obviously go a long way before this series heads to Golden State […]

After a tough loss in Game 1 at the Golden 1 Center Saturday evening, the Golden State Warriors are looking to even this best-of-seven quarterfinals matchup against the Sacramento Kings at one game apiece. Unfortunately, they may need to try and accomplish such a feat Monday night without their stud scoring guard Jordan Poole, as […]

Despite entering the first round of the NBA Playoffs with home-court advantage as the No. 3 seed, many folks still believe that the Sacramento Kings are going to falter against Stephen Curry and the defending champs Golden State Warriors in their opening-round series. ESPN’s Stephen A Smith is one of these folks who have had […]