On May 2, Beijing time, in the Western Conference semifinals, the Warriors G1 away to 1 point narrowly defeated the Grizzlies, curry big hat Morant at the key moment, Thompson won three points and defended Morant in the moment of life and death; in this game, Green was directly expelled from the court because of pulling Clark in the air and ate a second-level evil criminal; Green was expelled from the court, causing huge controversy, and after the game, Cole revealed the real reason for the referee's expulsion of Green.
After the game, Cole was surprised by Green's expulsion and revealed that the official explanation he received was that Green punched Clark in the face and then threw him to the ground.
The NBA officially gave the referee report on the expulsion of Green, and the referee explained after the game that Green's contact was unnecessary and excessive, which led to the second-degree offender and the expulsion; the referee also explained why it was not a first-degree evildoer: it depended on many factors. The first is the pulling of Clark's body by the dream, and the big action of punching the face. The second is to chase the dream to pull it to the ground, and the player is easily injured after jumping up, which is unnecessary and excessive, so this is a second-level malicious foul.
Green's expulsion occurred in the second quarter at 1 minute and 18 seconds, when Green appeared to hit Clark in the face while defending, after which there was a superfluous movement of pulling on the jersey with his left hand, and Clark fell from the air.
For Green's ouster, Poole said after the game: "Personally, I don't think it was a second-degree malicious foul; Thompson said it was unfortunate that Green was expelled, but he was proud of the way we responded; Curry said: "Nobody wants to see this, it's not good for the game, I think it's obviously not worth it."
After the Warriors won the game, Green stood in the player's tunnel hugging his teammates and roaring to vent his inner repression.
The Warriors will hold Green's position unevenly, and Grizzlies player Clark said after the game: "Draymond is not shocking to do this, this is what he has done in the past; today Clark came off the bench for 30 minutes to contribute 12 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks.