[Highlight] Alternate angle of the Green-Sabonis stomp. Sabonis says he was trying to protect his head as he fell to the ground, better seen in this view.
[Highlight] Alternate angle of the Green-Sabonis stomp. Sabonis says he was trying to protect his head as he fell to the ground, better seen in this view.
Honestly, my first thought was that he was trying to protect his head.
But I’m not familiar with his game, and everyone seemed to think he was intentionally making a dirty play, so I assumed he had a propensity for it.
xerxes_i
Although, I think he also knew what he was doing, it is waaaaay more believable than what Green said lmao.
ddgCuriousPlum
That’s what it looked like to me. Then I felt like an idiot because everyone in the game thread was going on about how he was intentionally trying to knock Dray down.
Bbrazyy
He used him as a springboardđ
BBallHunter
It’s really hard to deny that now, anyone blaming Sabonis is being ridiculous.
He covers his whole face, couldn’t see who it was and the grip didn’t seem to be tight.
Raider_Tex
All Dray had to do was a little flop and he mightâve been able to draw flagrant or tech on Sabonis
lundej16
Man. He doesnât look at Draymond a single time. He literally falls backwards. If that was an intentional grab, dudes got eyes in the back of his head.
There are two players in between them when he falls.
VegetableBet4509
I’m definitely willing to give Sabonis the benefit of the doubt. Even if he’s spinning a story, a quick leg grab is the most tame tech in the league. Draymond gets away with stuff like that in almost every game. I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s already done it multiple times this series.
Proximity_Intel
If this isn’t a 1 game suspension I’ll be shocked
UbeMafia
At the end of the day, that’s gotta be one of the dumbest things I’ve seen on a basketball court. If Dray just flops, Sabonis gets the technical, and Warriors gets freethrows and makes it a 2-point game. Instead, Kings gets the free throws, Dray gets thrown out and possibly suspended, they go down 2-0. Why would you do that?!
cantcooklovefood
Iâm just wondering when draymond will be on the receiving end of someone elseâs movements. But then again I canât think of anyone else that does this kind of thing
TheBrazilianKD
He immediately let go when Draymond pulled away AND THEN Draymond stomps a mudhole in him.. Draymond has that clear moment to decide whether or not to do it and he decides to go for the natural motion
People actually tripping people in bad faith looks like the infamous Rodman/Malone play, for example because they y’know.. trip..
maraudingguard
Don’t worry, Kerr still hasn’t seen this reply and forgot his glasses so he will never be able to see it and take a stance.
KobeFan134
I want to see Sabonis dunking on Draymond one day as payback.
ZenMon88
Warriors defend Draymond challenge. GO!
TheCoxer
But…but Shaq said you should stomp any and everybody who touches your ankle after being violently thrown to the ground. Doesn’t matter if they’re trying to protect their face from getting stomped on.
edit: /s for those who need it
roodootootootoo
People who didnât watch the game donât realize how much Sabonis was (and is always) getting beat up. Dude took a flying knee to the chin earlier in this game.
Chromewave9
Sabonis doesn’t have a reputation for being dirty while Draymond is known for being dirty. I’m giving Sabonis the benefit of the doubt.
AdvancedBasket_ND
People are legit combing through this shit like its the Zapruder film. We donât have to do this.
Draymond very unambiguously stomps on Sabonisâ chest on purpose and at the very worst Sabonis wrapped his arms around a stationary Draymondâs legs on purpose. Only one of those things is worth an ejection and possible suspension. Literally the only thing that matters is if what Draymond did, coupled with his immediate reaction to it, is worth a suspension or not.
vongoladecimo_
Man. Draymond alone makes the Grizzlies likable.
xychosis
Yeah, I think Domas tried to block the leg from kicking his face in.
JM15
Jim Jackson* immediately and emphatically claiming Sabonis grabbed his leg was so weird to me. Before replays even started.
phandesal
Punched a teammate, Kicked an opponent. Asshole Dray
sickwitit2488
I’ll never forget when harden dunked on green, green tried to rip hardens fucking face off and got away with a fucking eye gouge. People were literally trying to say harden was flopping and embellishing the contact. Once they saw hardens eye ball was bloodshot red, they changed their tune. Green is a good role player for the warriors, but also a dirty, piece of shit, wannabe enforcer
manofsteele21
I like how some warriors’ fans are defending Draymond like he doesn’t have a shit track record. (Sucker punch his teammate, kick testicles, hangout with renowned good guy Miles Bridges, etc.)
DaftPunkyBrewster
I wanna love the Warriors because I love Steph, but then you see this shit and it all goes out the window. Fuck Draymond.
SometimesILieToo
Some of these comments are wild. You realize this man fell to the ground and clutched at his head in the span of a second or 2. Itâs easy to watch and rewatch a slow mo instant replay and find some questionable or offending action but in real time that fast, bro was just trying to protect himself and Dray took that personally.
Edit: Aw shit here come the stans! Hey guess what itâs never appropriate to look down and STOMP on somebody in athletics unless youâre wrassling. Protecting your head from getting cracked open while falling backward is pretty universal. Hope yâall get swept out of your own building.
LookyPeter
So draymonds allowed to haymaker a teammate and stomp a player and the league won’t do shit? silver is so soft.
WeefBellington24
Itâs sad Sabonis has to even speak up to defend himself when itâs clearly Draymonds fault
executivesphere
The angle makes it much clearer that Draymond could have just stepped his right foot 2-3 inches further in front of him and avoided Sabonis entirely.
And also, even he couldnât have avoided stepping on Sabonis, once he had his foot on his chest, he could have just used his other foot to jump off, or at worst, fallen backwards (which every NBA player knows how to do without injuring themselves). Instead, Draymond decided to use Sabonisâs chest as a springboard. Really absurd. You can even see Sabonisâs chest compress when Draymond puts his full weight on him.
pengy452
Whatever the truth is about Sabonisâ leg grab, can we all just appreciate the mental gymnastics some Dubs fans are going through acting like this was some heinous act that prompted Drayâs response and are literally ignoring the fact that Draymond intentionally sat on Sabonis in game 1?
Zeeron1
Interesting that this angle isn’t being posted in the Warriors sub lmao
pipoisdopebro
The Warriors and ESPN trying to control the narrative around one player stomping on another is so ridiculous. Draymond has always been a dirty ass player. There was a nice shove from Klay in there too. Fuck the warriors. I hope the Kings blow up their dirty dynasty with a first round sweep.
Ellis4Life
I donât even care if he grabbed his leg on purpose, which this angle puts into doubt. That stomp is such an escalation of the situation and dirty as fuck.
NoShameInternets
Warriors sub is claiming Green âhad no choiceâ and that it was a ânatural tripping motion.â Not just a few fans – all of them.
Can we just agree now to laugh their fans out of the room when they try to comment somewhere?
Slurms_McKenzie775
The dumbass Warriors fans defending this in their sub lmao
demsouls
Suspend this mf
RussianMAGA
Seeing it from this angle, itâs becomes more apparent Sabonisâ was trying to protect his head and not clench on to Greenâs leg.
FatOldRugbyDude
Draymond is a piece of shit fake tough guy, and always has been. Itâs not even a good stomp. That shit wouldnât pass on a regional semi pro wrestling circuit undercard.
Thereâs no defensible reason to do this. Zero. Just move your foot and join the play upcourt.
AtreusIsBack
Yeah, that angle shows it all. Sabonis was clearly just covering his face, he wasn’t holding onto Dray’s leg. Yet another lie the donkey mouthed.
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Honestly, my first thought was that he was trying to protect his head.
But I’m not familiar with his game, and everyone seemed to think he was intentionally making a dirty play, so I assumed he had a propensity for it.
Although, I think he also knew what he was doing, it is waaaaay more believable than what Green said lmao.
That’s what it looked like to me. Then I felt like an idiot because everyone in the game thread was going on about how he was intentionally trying to knock Dray down.
He used him as a springboardđ
It’s really hard to deny that now, anyone blaming Sabonis is being ridiculous.
He covers his whole face, couldn’t see who it was and the grip didn’t seem to be tight.
All Dray had to do was a little flop and he mightâve been able to draw flagrant or tech on Sabonis
Man. He doesnât look at Draymond a single time. He literally falls backwards. If that was an intentional grab, dudes got eyes in the back of his head.
There are two players in between them when he falls.
I’m definitely willing to give Sabonis the benefit of the doubt. Even if he’s spinning a story, a quick leg grab is the most tame tech in the league. Draymond gets away with stuff like that in almost every game. I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s already done it multiple times this series.
If this isn’t a 1 game suspension I’ll be shocked
At the end of the day, that’s gotta be one of the dumbest things I’ve seen on a basketball court. If Dray just flops, Sabonis gets the technical, and Warriors gets freethrows and makes it a 2-point game. Instead, Kings gets the free throws, Dray gets thrown out and possibly suspended, they go down 2-0. Why would you do that?!
Iâm just wondering when draymond will be on the receiving end of someone elseâs movements. But then again I canât think of anyone else that does this kind of thing
He immediately let go when Draymond pulled away AND THEN Draymond stomps a mudhole in him.. Draymond has that clear moment to decide whether or not to do it and he decides to go for the natural motion
People actually tripping people in bad faith looks like the infamous Rodman/Malone play, for example because they y’know.. trip..
Don’t worry, Kerr still hasn’t seen this reply and forgot his glasses so he will never be able to see it and take a stance.
I want to see Sabonis dunking on Draymond one day as payback.
Warriors defend Draymond challenge. GO!
But…but Shaq said you should stomp any and everybody who touches your ankle after being violently thrown to the ground. Doesn’t matter if they’re trying to protect their face from getting stomped on.
edit: /s for those who need it
People who didnât watch the game donât realize how much Sabonis was (and is always) getting beat up. Dude took a flying knee to the chin earlier in this game.
Sabonis doesn’t have a reputation for being dirty while Draymond is known for being dirty. I’m giving Sabonis the benefit of the doubt.
People are legit combing through this shit like its the Zapruder film. We donât have to do this.
Draymond very unambiguously stomps on Sabonisâ chest on purpose and at the very worst Sabonis wrapped his arms around a stationary Draymondâs legs on purpose. Only one of those things is worth an ejection and possible suspension. Literally the only thing that matters is if what Draymond did, coupled with his immediate reaction to it, is worth a suspension or not.
Man. Draymond alone makes the Grizzlies likable.
Yeah, I think Domas tried to block the leg from kicking his face in.
Jim Jackson* immediately and emphatically claiming Sabonis grabbed his leg was so weird to me. Before replays even started.
Punched a teammate, Kicked an opponent. Asshole Dray
I’ll never forget when harden dunked on green, green tried to rip hardens fucking face off and got away with a fucking eye gouge. People were literally trying to say harden was flopping and embellishing the contact. Once they saw hardens eye ball was bloodshot red, they changed their tune. Green is a good role player for the warriors, but also a dirty, piece of shit, wannabe enforcer
I like how some warriors’ fans are defending Draymond like he doesn’t have a shit track record. (Sucker punch his teammate, kick testicles, hangout with renowned good guy Miles Bridges, etc.)
I wanna love the Warriors because I love Steph, but then you see this shit and it all goes out the window. Fuck Draymond.
Some of these comments are wild. You realize this man fell to the ground and clutched at his head in the span of a second or 2. Itâs easy to watch and rewatch a slow mo instant replay and find some questionable or offending action but in real time that fast, bro was just trying to protect himself and Dray took that personally.
Edit: Aw shit here come the stans! Hey guess what itâs never appropriate to look down and STOMP on somebody in athletics unless youâre wrassling. Protecting your head from getting cracked open while falling backward is pretty universal. Hope yâall get swept out of your own building.
So draymonds allowed to haymaker a teammate and stomp a player and the league won’t do shit? silver is so soft.
Itâs sad Sabonis has to even speak up to defend himself when itâs clearly Draymonds fault
The angle makes it much clearer that Draymond could have just stepped his right foot 2-3 inches further in front of him and avoided Sabonis entirely.
And also, even he couldnât have avoided stepping on Sabonis, once he had his foot on his chest, he could have just used his other foot to jump off, or at worst, fallen backwards (which every NBA player knows how to do without injuring themselves). Instead, Draymond decided to use Sabonisâs chest as a springboard. Really absurd. You can even see Sabonisâs chest compress when Draymond puts his full weight on him.
Whatever the truth is about Sabonisâ leg grab, can we all just appreciate the mental gymnastics some Dubs fans are going through acting like this was some heinous act that prompted Drayâs response and are literally ignoring the fact that Draymond intentionally sat on Sabonis in game 1?
Interesting that this angle isn’t being posted in the Warriors sub lmao
The Warriors and ESPN trying to control the narrative around one player stomping on another is so ridiculous. Draymond has always been a dirty ass player. There was a nice shove from Klay in there too. Fuck the warriors. I hope the Kings blow up their dirty dynasty with a first round sweep.
I donât even care if he grabbed his leg on purpose, which this angle puts into doubt. That stomp is such an escalation of the situation and dirty as fuck.
Warriors sub is claiming Green âhad no choiceâ and that it was a ânatural tripping motion.â Not just a few fans – all of them.
Can we just agree now to laugh their fans out of the room when they try to comment somewhere?
The dumbass Warriors fans defending this in their sub lmao
Suspend this mf
Seeing it from this angle, itâs becomes more apparent Sabonisâ was trying to protect his head and not clench on to Greenâs leg.
Draymond is a piece of shit fake tough guy, and always has been. Itâs not even a good stomp. That shit wouldnât pass on a regional semi pro wrestling circuit undercard.
Thereâs no defensible reason to do this. Zero. Just move your foot and join the play upcourt.
Yeah, that angle shows it all. Sabonis was clearly just covering his face, he wasn’t holding onto Dray’s leg. Yet another lie the donkey mouthed.