Green explains kick, cites Westbrook ‘acting’

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OKLAHOMA CITY — Draymond Green repeated his assertion that his kick to the groin of Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams was accidental, while also pushing back against Russell Westbrook’s statement that he thought the kick was intentional.

“You know 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,” Green said Monday before the Golden State Warriors’ practice in Oklahoma City. “I didn’t. So, I sold the call. He called me that way. I sold the call.”

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Westbrook responded to Green’s comment on “acting” by telling reporters he doesn’t even know how to flop.

“I’ve never been fined for one flop since I’ve been playing in the NBA … I don’t know how to flop,” he said. “Seems like he was the one flailing and kicking his legs out yesterday. It wasn’t me.”

Westbrook said he wasn’t surprised Green brought his name up, saying Green was trying to take the heat off himself.

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