NBA reviews Draymond Green's trip of Grizzlies' Zach Edey, upgrades foul to flagrant

Draymond Green is utilized to getting whistled for flagrant fouls. 

On Friday, the 13-year NBA seasoned recovered himself backmost astatine the halfway of controversy. In the 3rd 4th of the Golden State Warriors' crippled against the visiting Memphis Grizzlies, referees called a foul against Green aft Zach Edey fell hard to the level with conscionable implicit 7 minutes remaining.

Moments earlier Edey fell to the hardwood, Green mislaid his equilibrium and the shot arsenic helium was driving to the basket. Green landed connected the tribunal adjacent Edey's feet. The Grizzlies halfway past picked up the shot and tossed an outlet walk to commencement a accelerated break. 

Before Green got backmost connected his feet, his elbow got tangled with Edey's foot, and Edey tripped implicit Green's outstretched leg.

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Golden State Warriors guardant Draymond Green argues a telephone with referee Brian Forte during the 3rd 4th against the Memphis Grizzlies astatine Chase Center successful San Francisco Nov. 15, 2024. (D. Ross Cameron/Imagn Image)

The NBA took a person look astatine the play, and connected Saturday announced the foul telephone had been upgraded to a flagrant foul. Green was initially charged with lone a idiosyncratic foul.

"Draymond grabs his limb and pulls him down, and it doesn’t get reviewed," Grizzlies manager Taylor Jenkins said aft the game. "I cognize there’s a codification successful this league, and I don’t recognize however that wasn’t reviewed. Very disappointing."

The play, if called arsenic a flagrant astatine the time, would person fixed Memphis 2 escaped throws and possession of the ball. It was called a transition-take foul, giving Memphis 1 escaped propulsion and possession.

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After the game, Edey addressed Green's actions during the play.

"It wasn’t a hoops play, if that’s what you’re asking," Edey said. "Definitely wasn’t a hoops play."

Golden State Warriors guardant Draymond Green, left, reacts aft making a 3-point handbasket during the 2nd fractional of an Emirates NBA Cup crippled against the Memphis Grizzlies Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, successful San Francisco.  (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Green picked up 2 method fouls successful a 33-second span of the 4th fourth and was ejected with 1:14 remaining. Warriors manager Steve Kerr said helium didn’t get a wide crushed for Green’s 2nd technical.

"I don’t request an explanation," Green said aft finishing with 13 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. "I did my job. My occupation was done for the night. Moving on."

Golden State Warriors guardant Draymond Green, left, reacts aft making a 3-point handbasket during the 2nd fractional of an Emirates NBA Cup crippled against the Memphis Grizzlies Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, successful San Francisco.  (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Green was suspended indefinitely by the league past play — helium coiled up missing 16 games — aft helium struck Phoenix halfway Jusuf Nurkić successful the look during a crippled Dec. 12.

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The league cited Green’s "repeated past of unsportsmanlike acts" erstwhile handing down that suspension, which came not agelong aft helium served a five-game prohibition for putting Minnesota halfway Rudy Gobert successful a headlock during an altercation.

The 123-118 triumph implicit the Grizzlies Friday improved the Warriors to 10-2. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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