Warriors' Draymond Green suspended 5 games for chokehold on T-Wolves' Rudy Gobert

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The NBA is suspending Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green five games without pay for his role in an altercation with the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night, the league announced. 

Green was ejected for putting Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert into a headlock during a brawl that erupted after teammate Klay Thompson and Timberwolves’ Jaden McDaniels started to scuffle in the first two minutes of the game. 

Thompson and McDaniels were also ejected from the game. They were both issued $25,000 fines, though no suspensions were handed down. 

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Golden State Warriors' Klay Thompson, front, and Draymond Green, back, get into an altercation with Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert, middle, during the first half of an in-season NBA tournament basketball game in San Francisco, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023.  (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)

Green's suspension will begin on Nov. 16 when the Warriors are set to face the Oklahoma City Thunder. 

Both Thompson and McDaniels were seen shoving each other near midcourt after a missed shot changed possession. Gobert looked to be stepping between both players to break things up when Green came flying in and put Gobert in a headlock. 

Green continued to walk away with his arms wrapped around Gobert’s neck as everyone on both benches started to get involved. 

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After the dust settled, referees reviewed the situation and delivered double technical fouls to both Thompson and McDaniels, while hitting Green with a flagrant 2 foul. All of these were cause for immediate ejection,