The NBA is suspending Golden State‘s Draymond Green for five games, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday.
Green was ejected from Tuesday’s in-season tournament game against Minnesota after putting Rudy Gobert in a headlock during a fight. Klay Thompson and Jaden McDaniels were also ejected for their roles in the incident.
Green will miss two games against Oklahoma City in addition to games against Houston, Phoenix and an in-season tournament game against San Antonio as a result of the suspension.
Just 100 seconds into Tuesday’s game, McDaniels and Thompson got tied up with each other in transition, as Thompson held McDaniels’ jersey while he waited for a long rebound. McDaniels grabbed Thompson and both refused to let go as they moved down the court.
They began to swing each other around and push, resulting in McDaniels ripping Thompson’s jersey and Thompson swinging his arm at McDaniels.
As other players rushed toward the two, Green put Gobert in a headlock. Coaches and players forced Green off Gobert as others separated McDaniels and Thompson. After a review, McDaniels and Thompson were assessed two technical fouls each and Green was given a flagrant foul 2.
Gobert said he got involved to “de-escalate the situation.” When Green grabbed him, Gobert threw up his hands to avoid making matters worse.
It was Green’s second ejection of the season. He was tossed against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday.
ESPN’s Kendra Andrews contributed to this report.