After getting called for a flagrant foul in Thursday's loss to the Houston Rockets, Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green expressed dismay with the league Saturday.
As seen in the following video, the foul was levied against Green when he kicked James Harden in the head while they were battling under the net:
According to Anthony Slater of the San Jose Mercury News, Green took issue with the NBA's determining whether his body movements were natural:
They made the rule. Make your rule. I don't care. But if you're going to say it's an unnatural thing, an unnatural act, no offense to James Harden, but I've never seen nobody up until James started doing it that shoots a layup like this under your arm (sweeps arms in a demonstration). That's really not a natural act either. That's not a natural basketball play either. But, hey, if you're going to make a rule, make a rule. But if you're going to take unnatural acts out the game, then let's lock in on all these unnatural acts and take them out the game.
Green also questioned how those who don't play the game can be deemed qualified ...
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Draymond Green Comments on NBA’s Punishments for ‘Unnatural Acts’
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