Having received a costly suspension for Game 5 of the 2016 NBA Finals after having accumulated four flagrant foul points during that postseason, Warriors forward/center Draymond Green is conscious of not repeating that mistake in this year’s playoffs, writes Eric He of NBC Sports Bay Area.
Green was called for a Flagrant 2 foul in Sunday’s win over Memphis, resulting in two flagrant foul points. If he’s called for another Flagrant 2 foul or two Flagrant 1 fouls in this year’s postseason, he would subject to an automatic one-game suspension.
“My biggest worry moving forward is that gives me two flagrant foul points, and as we know I’ve been ejected for accumulation of flagrant foul points,” Green said, per He, during an emergency episode of his podcast on Sunday night. “So I’m hoping that the right thing will happen, and that it will at least get rescinded to a Flagrant 1.”
Green later expressed even more confidence that the NBA would review his foul and make an adjustment: “I’m looking forward to it getting rescinded.”
[UPDATE: NBA Won’t Rescind Draymond Green’s Flagrant 2 Foul]
Here’s more from around the Pacific:
- Asked today about reports that the Lakers are interested in him and whether he plans to remain in Toronto going forward, Raptors head coach Nick Nurse dismissed those L.A. rumors. “I don’t know where that stuff comes from and I’m focused on coaching this team (the Raptors),” Nurse said (Twitter link via Josh Lewenberg of TSN.ca).
- Bill Oram of The Athletic makes the case that the Lakers shouldn’t necessarily trade Russell Westbrook this offseason, arguing that the team won’t have any real chance of “winning” a Westbrook deal since his value is so low. If Los Angeles hangs onto the veteran point guard into next season, it’s possible he could increase his value a little, or new in-season trade opportunities could arise, Oram writes.
- Deandre Ayton‘s ability to take advantage of frontcourt mismatches on offense and to capably switch onto perimeter players on defense makes him a potential X-factor in the Suns’ second-round series vs. Dallas, writes Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic (subscriber link). Ayton will be a restricted free agent this offseason.
Nurse is not going any where and why would any coach want the LA job knowing they will be blamed for anything that goes wrong? Lakers will need to get a desperate coach. Reason lakers don’t trade Westbrook is nobody wants him without lakers giving up a first round pick. Lakers are smart in holding on to those picks.
What first round pick? They don’t have one until 2025 at this point
Those are the picks they shouldn’t give up. That is why they didn’t trade Westbrook last year they want to hang onto them.
27′ is the first avail pick
Does anyone else see a word in which LeBron, AD, Russ, and Melo try to run it back next year? That would be a nightmare for any incoming coach.
I hope I see that world
The Lakers should just eat 23′ as a franchise. OFC this comes with some covets …..Mainly LeBron being OK with it and if he wants to retire a Laker (with a chance at future success ) he should be…
If he doesn’t want to waste a year at this point (beyond reasonable) accommodate a trade for him with NO hard feelings …None nada ziltch, only blessings and thank you’s for the ship…
If he does want to stay , and willingly to eat 23 then 2024 has some good potential with loads of cap space available
The Lakers have very little chance of competing in 2023 even if they do deal Westbrook……. More likely scenario in a Westbrook trade they hurt the team more beyond 23 than they help it for 23 .
Sometimes the hardest thing to do is admit a mistake for front offices -Too often they try and overcompensate just making the mistake worse…. Jeanie made the bed, now its time for her to lie in it for another year …2024 has promise if she lets it unfold untethered and organically
* Trade Tht for anything expiring as we wont want that 11 mill on the cap 2024 …Terrance Ross etc etc
Lakers need to trade everyone
Westy will return more as a rebounder. He could lead the league if he tried.