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The Golden State Warriors, trailing 2-0 in their first-round series, will be without Draymond Green for a pivotal Game 3 on Wednesday.
Green was suspended from the game after "stepping on the chest of" Sacramento Kings' Domantas Sabonis.
With 7:03 remaining in Monday's Game 2, Green was assessed a Flagrant 2 foul and ejected after the incident which came after Sabonis grabbed Green's leg when he tried to run upcourt following a rebound.
Draymond Green #23 of the Golden State Warriors steps over Domantas Sabonis #10 of the Sacramento Kings in the second half during Game Two of the Western Conference First Round Playoffs at Golden 1 Center on April 17, 2023 in Sacramento, California. Green was issued a flagrant foul 2 on the play, and ejected from the game. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Green then was fired up with the crowd, shouting the word "p---y" towards them while giving a double bird.
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Sabonis received a Flagrant 1 foul and a technical for his role in the incident.
The NBA announced that the suspension "was based in part on Green's history of unsportsmanlike acts."
Draymond Green #23 of the Golden State Warriors goes for a loose ball against Domantas Sabonis #10 of the Sacramento Kings during the first quarter of Game One of the Western Conference First Round Playoffs at the Golden 1 Center on April 15, 2023 in Sacramento, California. (Loren Elliott/Getty Images)
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"My leg got grabbed — the second time in two nights — and the referee is just watching," Green said. "I got to land my foot somewhere, and I'm not the most flexible person, so it's not stretching that far... I can only step so far with someone pulling my leg away."
Green was suspended for Game 5 of the 2016 NBA Finals with the Warriors one win away from their second-straight Finals victory. They lost that game and the ensuing two to blow a 3-1 lead to the Cleveland Cavaliers, giving the city its first professional championship in 52 years en route to LeBron James' third title.
Draymond Green #23 of the Golden State Warriors moves the ball during Round 1 Game 2 of the 2023 NBA Playoffs on April 17, 2023, at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. (Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images)
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The defending NBA champions have not lost in the first round since the 2014 playoffs - they then won three of the next four NBA Finals following that exit. This is their first 2-0 deficit in a series in 2007.
Fox News' Ryan Gaydos and Joe Morgan contributed to this report.