LeBron James and Draymond Green got into a bit of a spat last night during game four of the NBA Finals. Apparently, Green felt disrespected after James stepped over him, and called James a “b*tch.” This infuriated James. Here’s some footage of the altercation:
LeBron James and Draymond Green stop playing, exchange some words!#WARRIORSvCAVS #NBAFinals
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Another angle of LeBron James and Draymond Green’s mid-play incident.#NBAFinals
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Here is video of James and Green speaking on the matter:
LeBron and Draymond speak on their altercation in the fourth quarter#NBAFinals #DubNation #ALLin216 pic.twitter.com/Bi8HjzKv6p
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And here is an explanation of what happened, from ESPN’s Dave McMenamin:
Still wondering why LeBron got so upset? @mcten has the answer…#NBAFinals pic.twitter.com/OLDTe8uiX2
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The play is under review by the NBA, per ESPN’s Brian Windhorst:
An incident involving Draymond Green and LeBron James late in Friday night’s Game 4 of the NBA Finals is under league review, but sources tell ESPN’s Marc Stein there is no timetable yet for a ruling.
So, here’s the deal: If Draymond Green gets one more flagrant foul, or two more technical fouls, he is automatically suspended for a game. Green doesn’t need to worry about a flagrant on this play, but a technical foul on him and/or James is a definite possibility. If he receives a technical, he’ll have to be veeeeery careful in game five, as one more technical would earn him a suspension.
