Draymond Green being protected by Silver some more

Pretty sure he'll be suspended this time, as the NBA doesn't want to end these Finals in five games. 3-2 or possible game 7 would be much more lucrative.

 

judging by how empty the game thread was last night, i'm not sure the ratings even justify extra games now :grin:

 

I tried to REP you, but evidently I've buttered your bread too thickly.

 

Dick move.

But by the NBA's brilliant logic, it's OK because he's done it before and proves it's his natural motion.

And by natural motion I mean swinging at people's genitals in any potential situation.

 

Don't walk over a person so you don't get hit in the nuts. Dray shoildn't get suspended

 

More like an... ANAL CHOP!
Is that even a move? And Draymond, dude, you need to do standing series yoga all offseason long. You seem to have the worst balance of anyone in the league. You flop around and fall down more than anyone since Pace Mannion, who was the ultimate NBA spaz.

 

On this one, at least, LeBron James made it easy for Silver to turn a blind eye by stepping over him. Green can argue that James' balls just happened to be in the way as he was getting up (even though it was intentional, IMO), considering James stepped over him.

Pretty dumb move by James, IMO. Not everyone is Ty Lue, willing to be stepped over with impunity.

 

Yup exactly.

 

He might be suspended, cause the altercation involved LeBron, but for this particular incident suspension is not necessary IMO. Honestly, there was a little bit unnecessary contact, but compared to all the WWE tackles, starting with the Rockets series, up to all those kicks that were either ignored by the league or didn't get him suspended, despite warranting suspension, this was nothing.

Here is to hoping that next season he will be reffed differently. At least there is a lot of talk about him and his dirty ways now. The league can't keep ignoring it forever.

 

Would be interesting to do a reel session of what Draymond Green did without getting suspended for the 2016 PlayOffs. From even before the Beasley take down to now. It would be incredible and show the basketball world the extreme BS that is Draymond Green.

 

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I'm sure there's more...

 

This is beyond mind blowing, how could the league office and Silver in particular look at all these plays, not give him a suspension and still think they can come across as genuine when talking about there's nothing going on and it hurts him that there are conspiracies and questions about the integrity of the league?

 

Would be BS to suspend Green for the LBJ hit and not the Adams hit. I would have suspended him for both. NBA excusing his wreckless flailing around hitting people is ridiculous.

 

No suspension. LeBron started the instigation first.

 

As bad as Green has been, I have no idea why Rodman passed his career torch to JR Smith. Green embodies Rodman the most out of any player in the league.

 

I was over on ESPN...a few minutes ago, Green was assessed a flagrant 1 and was suspended for game 5 of the Finals.

 

http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/201...spended-game-5-nba-finals-cleveland-cavaliers

 

Disciplinary measures only taken when the Golden Boys are up 3-1 safe and sound.

 

This. If cavs were up 3-1 no way he gets suspended

 

But Green was the one who hit LeBron with a low blow. Doesn't matter who started it.