Beijing time on May 2 news, the NBA playoffs second round series began today, the Golden State Warriors away to challenge the Memphis Grizzlies, the game is about to halftime, warriors star Drummond Green was expelled for a malicious foul.
As shown in the image above, Green's malicious foul blowing occurred 1 and a half minutes before the end of the second quarter, when Grizzlies player Brandon Clark took off from the basket and prepared to score, and Green, who was standing opposite him, directly pulled his jersey and dragged him from the air to the ground.
Immediately after this scene, the referee sounded the whistle, and after watching the replay, they directly gave Green a second-degree malicious foul, and then Green was expelled.
The Warriors coach is obviously dissatisfied with the decision, and they believe that Green's is at most a first-level malicious foul, far from the standard of second-level, because Green has always had protective actions throughout the foul process. The replayed footage shows That Green has been protecting Clark throughout the process of his fall to the ground.
According to the front reporter, Curry, who has always been known for his good temper in this punishment, could not stand it, and he even responded rudely on the sidelines, "This is also too crazy."
Many media people also questioned Green's decision, with Bonta Hill writing on his social blog that "this is the worst penalty I've ever seen in the playoffs."