Draymond Green’s Suspension Changes Everything for Warriors, Cavaliers in Game 5

June 12th, 2016 by Grant Hughes Leave a reply »

Draymond Green does everything for the Golden State Warriors, so it shouldn't come as a surprise that his suspension for Game 5 of the NBA Finals changes everything.

The NBA handed down a one-game timeout because Green accumulated four postseason flagrant-foul points, with the latest coming in a Game 4 entanglement with LeBron James, per Sports Illustrated:



Green's play, defined by fiery competitiveness and on-the-edge intensity, finally burned too hot. And whatever you think of his motives in the following clip, the optics of his playoff hip tosses and groin kicks warranted some action:



So here we are. Monday's Game 5, thought to be a formality with Golden State returning home and the beleaguered Cleveland Cavaliers struggling to survive, is suddenly loaded with intrigue.

 

Golden State's Side

Here's the simplest expression of just how much Green means to Golden State, per Bleacher Report's Sean Highkin (via NBA.com):



The only Warriors player whose absence from the court creates a bigger Finals deficit is Andre Iguodala. Through Ga ...

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