Draymond Green booted Steven Adams in the nuts in the Thunder’s Game 3 Western Conference Finals win last night. He was issued a flagrant foul, a light punishment for trying to neuter a man. If you believe the the kick was unintentional, you’re probably gullible enough to still believe in Santa Claus and unicorns and true love. There is no way of convincing me that a dude who used to fight grown ass men as a kid wasn’t looking to make Adams cough up his beanbag. It couldn’t have been more obvious he intentionally teed off on his coin purse if he put his hand in the air like Adam Vinateri before kickoff.
Draymond owned up to his mistake after the game. Just kidding, he blamed it on his abs.
Draymond says his core muscles aren't strong enough to stop him from kicking up on the Adams play after shooting.
— KEVIN DING (@KevinDing) May 23, 2016
Draymond says he doesn't think anyone could "possibly" think he did it on purpose. Suspension? "No, I thought it'll probably get rescinded."
— KEVIN DING (@KevinDing) May 23, 2016
Draymond said it looked bad, but he was taught when you shoot off your left leg that the right leg should go up. "I know what happened."
— KEVIN DING (@KevinDing) May 23, 2016
The other camp had differing opinions.
Steven Adams on Draymond: "It's happened before. Pretty accurate, that guy."
— Sam Amick (@sam_amick) May 23, 2016
Russell Westbrook on the Draymond kick: "Honestly I think it was intentional. That's two times in the last two games."
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) May 23, 2016
I understand deferring the blame is the only card Draymond has to play, but I’m honestly impressed he could swindle that tall tale about his core strength without bursting out laughing. I guess when you’re on the cusp of taking yourself out of the Western Conference Finals and vastly increasing your chances of going down 3-1, selling the lie is essential.