Green's end-of-game tackle on Beasley ruled a flagrant
Draymond Green is developing a habit for delivering end-of-game bodyslams, and the league is trying to make sure the buck stops here.
In Thursday's Game 3 against the Houston Rockets, he suplexed Michael Beasley on the final possession as the Rockets tried to inbound. It wasn't called at the time, but the NBA retroactively ruled it a flagrant-1 on Friday.
Draymond takes down Beasley https://t.co/LtsXXcxMGv
— oakley & allen (@oakleyandallen) April 22, 2016
That doesn't mean much outside of perhaps a small fine, but it's proof the league has taken note of Green's excessive late-game physicality, and may put referees on notice going forward.
Early in April, Green dropped Boston Celtics point guard Marcus Smart with a vicious tackle in the dying seconds before Steph Curry launched a potential game-tying three. That play wasn't called a foul at the time either.