Green, Westbrook swap barbs over fouls, kicks

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Draymond Green knows who is responsible for his kick to the groin of Thunder center Steven Adams: Russell Westbrook and the rest of the NBA stars who get to the foul line with a whole lot of salesmanship.

Green’s kick felled the 7-foot, 255-pound Adams during the second quarter of Golden State’s Game 3 loss to Oklahoma City in the Western Conference finals on Sunday night. Westbrook later said Green kicked Adams intentionally – and that didn’t go over well with the Warriors’ standout.

“There are multiple plays where I did it later in the game when I got fouled and my right leg went up,” Green said Monday. “I always do it. Russell said I did it on purpose, but he’s part of the superstar group that started all this acting in the NBA.”

Green even pointed to a play at the end of the second quarter, when Green fouled Westbrook on a long 3-pointer.

“Russell Westbrook kicked me at the end of the half,” Green said. “He just didn’t happen to catch me where I caught Steven Adams.”

Westbrook wasn’t thrilled with Green’s comments, calling Green’s foul on the 3-pointer a “dumb play on his part.”

“I’ve never been fined for one flop since I’ve been playing in the NBA,” Westbrook said. “I don’t know about no flopping or nothing. I don’t know how to flop. But it seems like he was the one that was flailing, kicking his legs out and stuff yesterday. It wasn’t me.”

Green was called for a Flagrant 1 foul and Adams later noted that Green had kneed him in the same spot during Game …

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