Draymond Green Comments on Russell Westbrook, Flagrant Foul on Steven Adams

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green drew a flagrant-1 foul Sunday when he kicked Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams in the groin on the way to the basket.

Green spoke Monday about the controversial play that’s been at the forefront in the aftermath of the Warriors’ 133-105 loss, suggesting Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook did something similar.

“Russell Westbrook kicked me at the end of the half. He just didn’t happen to catch me (where he caught Adams),” said Green, per ESPN’s Ethan Sherwood Strauss. Green added, “Russell (Westbrook) said I did it on purpose but he’s a part of the superstar group that started all this acting in the NBA. I didn’t. So, I sold the call.”

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Dahntay Jones was suspended for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals for striking Toronto Raptors center Bismack Biyombo. Green didn’t feel the situation was comparable to his, per SI.com’s Ben Golliver:

Draymond Green says comparisons to Dahntay Jones incident don’t work because that was a “punch” and “a leg isn’t the same as an arm”

— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) May 23, 2016

The Undefeated’s Marc J. Spears shared far more detailed comments from Green on the …

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