{"id":296740,"date":"2023-12-13T08:25:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T08:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=296740"},"modified":"2023-12-13T08:25:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T08:25:00","slug":"draymond-green-ejected-after-slapping-jusuf-nurkic-in-the-face","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/nba\/draymond-green-ejected-after-slapping-jusuf-nurkic-in-the-face\/","title":{"rendered":"Draymond Green ejected after SLAPPING Jusuf Nurkic in the face"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Draymond Green ejected for the third time this season after SLAPPING Jusuf Nurkic in the face during Warriors-Suns game<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Draymond Green was given an immediate flagrant 2 and was sent off the court\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Green previously put Rudy Gobert in a chokehold &#8211; leading to a five game ban\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>DailyMail.com provides all the latest international sports news\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green was ejected from a game for the third time this season on Tuesday night when he slapped\u00a0Phoenix Suns\u00a0opponent Jusuf Nurkic in the face.<\/p>\n<p>Green was trying to break away from Nurkic before he wheeled around with an open hand and smacked him with enough force to send his opponent to the ground.<\/p>\n<p>Nurkic immediately crumpled to the ground but eventually got up and stayed in the game.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The referees reviewed the play before calling Green for a Flagrant 2 foul, which causes an automatic ejection.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the third time this season that Green has been ejected from a game and he will likely be handed yet another suspension.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/13\/04\/78898381-12857977-image-m-107_1702443179709.jpg\" height=\"616\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Draymond Green (23) was ejected after slapping Jusuf Nurkic in the face &#8211; knocking him down<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/13\/06\/78900527-12857977-image-a-39_1702449252954.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the third time this season that the ill-disciplined Green has been ejected from a game<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/13\/06\/77835343-12857977-Rudy_Gobert_was_put_in_a_headlock_by_Golden_State_Warriors_star_-a-44_1702449477232.jpg\" height=\"483\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Green was given a five game suspension for putting Rudy Gobert in a chokehold last month<\/p>\n<p>His most recent ejection came after putting Minnesota\u00a0Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert in a chokehold back on November 14. That led to a five game suspension.<\/p>\n<p>After that incident, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr called Green&#8217;s actions &#8216;inexcusable&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>When handing down the five-game suspension, league executive VP Joe Dumars said that Green&#8217;s history of unsportsmanlike conduct played a role in how long the ban was.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/13\/06\/78900533-12857977-image-a-43_1702449307941.jpg\" height=\"459\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Warriors coach Steve Kerr told Green he must &#8216;find a way to keep his poise and be out there for his teammates&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>He had also been ejected after receiving two technical fouls in a November 11 game against the Cleveland Cavaliers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Green now has 19 ejections across his entire NBA\u00a0career &#8211; the most among active players, but ten behind the all-time record held by Rasheed Wallace.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after his latest ejection on Tuesday night, coach Kerr said: &#8216;We need Draymond. He knows that. We&#8217;ve talked to him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He&#8217;s got to find a way to keep his poise and be out there for his teammates.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Asked what can be done to improve Green&#8217;s discipline, Kerr added: &#8216;We&#8217;ll keep working.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Then questioned whether or not he&#8217;s becoming a hinderance, he said: &#8216;Draymond is still one hell of a player. Still a really good player and we need him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;If we&#8217;re going to be a really good team then we need him.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Devin Booker scored 32 points and Bradley Beal added 16 in his return from a back injury as the Suns held on late to beat the Warriors 119-116.<\/p>\n<p>The Suns took an 88-87 lead into the fourth quarter after Beal hit a baseline jumper with 1.9 seconds left.<\/p>\n<p>Phoenix used a 12-0 run &#8211; highlighted by Jordan Goodwin&#8217;s steal, pass and then reverse dunk by Booker &#8211; to push ahead 109-96 with about four minutes left.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/13\/06\/78900531-12857977-image-a-40_1702449266836.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Devin Booker scored 32 points as the Suns held on late to beat the Warriors 119-116 in Phoenix<\/p>\n<p>The Warriors trailed 113-104 with 1:30 left but rallied to cut the margin to 115-114 with 15 seconds left.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Booker responded with two free throws to give the Suns a three-point lead and Steph Curry missed a 3-pointer on the ensuing position.<\/p>\n<p>Beal followed with two free throws to finally put away the game. The Suns are 3-0 this season against the Warriors.<\/p>\n<p>Booker shot 12 of 23 from the field and added seven assists. Nurkic finished with 17 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists.<\/p>\n<p>The Suns&#8217; big three of Booker, Beal and 13-time All-Star Kevin Durant still hasn&#8217;t played a game together this season. Durant missed his second straight game Tuesday with a left ankle sprain.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/nba\/article-12857977\/draymond-green-ejected-slapping-jusuf-nurkic.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Draymond Green ejected for the third time this season after SLAPPING Jusuf Nurkic in the face during Warriors-Suns game Draymond<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":296739,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Draymond Green ejected after SLAPPING Jusuf Nurkic in the face - Sports Love Me<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/nba\/draymond-green-ejected-after-slapping-jusuf-nurkic-in-the-face\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Draymond Green ejected after SLAPPING Jusuf Nurkic in the face - 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