Draymond Green did what he did best and got himself ejected for the third time this season on Tuesday after swinging his arm at the Suns‘ center Jusuf Nurkic’s face and receiving a flagrant 2 foul. The last time he got ejected was for holding Rudy Gobert in a headlock, and this was just last month. This resulted in a five-game suspension.

Following Tuesday’s ejection, it was, without a doubt, evident that the consequences would be more severe than the previous one because of his history of explosive behavior on the court. It was later confirmed that he would be suspended indefinitely.

NBA wants to help Draymond Green

The NBA’s Vice President Joe Dumars made it clear that, while they knew that there would be some level of punishment, they didn’t want that to be the focus. “We thought indefinite was the best way to do that so people don’t get caught up on ‘What’s the number? Is it too low? Is it too high? So the reason for the “indefinite” was to send Draymond the message of “get yourself right.”

The only logic behind this suspension, as Dumars puts it, was to debate on how the league could help Draymond. DrayMagic’s suspension will be a heavy blow to the Warriors who are already in a slump and need all hands on deck. Simply put, he should have thought about the consequences before taking the drastic measure.

Draymond claims he did not mean to hurt Jusuf

The Dubnation was up five points in the third quarter. While tussling with Jusuf for a position, Draymond suddenly swung his hand across Jusuf’s face, sending him to the ground. He was removed from the game immediately and fans were bracing for the worst punishment, considering his history.

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However, after the game, Draymond told reporters that he unintentionally made contact with Jusuf, and it was not in his mind to hurt him in any way. “But I do apologize to Jusuf because I didn’t intend to hit him,” the 2x All-NBA star said.

After watching the clips, do you believe Draymond when he says that he did not intend to hit Jusuf? Share your thoughts in the comments below!

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