Draymond Green says Game 1 ejection “probably a reputation thing”

It was unquestionably a foul. In trying to stop Brandon Clarke from going up for a putback bucket right before the half, Draymond Green swipes at the ball, catches Clarke in the face, and then pulls him down by the jersey. Here’s the video of what happened.

Draymond was given a Flagrant 2 foul and has been ejected from Game 1pic.twitter.com/ghZo3PShLT

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Did that really deserve an ejection?

Green said after the game — and then on his podcast — that he wasn’t even sure it deserved to be a flagrant foul, that the officials’ decision was more about reputation.

Draymond's thoughts on his Game 1 ejection