[Saba Sports News] Bettors predicting Draymond Green’s early season ejection can celebrate their foresight. The Golden State Warriors’ Green was ejected the game against the Cleveland Cavaliers following an altercation with Cavs guard Donovan Mitchell in the third quarter. The incident started with Green shoving Mitchell from behind during a transition play.
Mitchell responded by giving Green a hard foul as he dribbled upcourt, leading to a verbal confrontation between the two, which was broken up by referees and teammates.
Intriguingly, only Green received a technical foul (Mitchell got a common foul). Referee Ben Taylor later clarified that Green’s technical was for his initial shove, prompting Mitchell’s reaction, a move that the referees reviewed. Since it was Green’s second technical of the game — he previously received one for disputing an offensive foul call — he was ejected.
Green, a former Defensive Player of the Year, responded to his ejection by energetically clapping and riling up the crowd, reminiscent of a WWE villain, as he headed to the locker room. Likely venting his frustration as the Warriors were trailing (by as much as 17 points), the 33-year-old Green seems to be continuing his last postseason’s trend of getting ejected for excessive physicality with opponents.