Warriors forward Draymond Green was controversially ejected from Game 1 of the team’s second-round playoff series with the Grizzlies on Sunday for a flagrant 2 foul.
Green swiped down on Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke in the first half on Sunday as Clarke drove to the basket. While Green appeared to try to keep Clarke from falling hard to the ground by grabbing his jersey on the way down, the NBA saw it differently, as they explained in a pool report that was released by the officials after the game.
When asked why Green was assessed a flagrant 2 foul, crew chief Kane Fitzgerald explained the call.