NBA commissioner Adam Silver appeared on ESPN radio on Sunday and told Michelle Beadle and Ramona Shelburne that Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green's kick to Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams' crotch in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals was unintentional, but reckless. He defended the league's decision to give Green a flagrant-2 foul, but not a suspension.

"I acknowledge that that was a close decision on upgrading Draymond's kick to a flagrant-2, but not suspending him for the following game," Silver said. "I will say that we do full investigations around those plays the next day. We interview the officials. We interview the players who are involved, and ultimately we made a decision that he did not intentionally try to kick him in the groin, but it was a reckless act, and it was upgraded to a flagrant-2. These are really close calls."

In case you haven't seen the clip enough, here's the play in question:

It's impossible to truly determine whether or not Green meant to kick Adams in the groin, but it's fair to say that it is dangerous to flail your limbs around like that. The league did not make the decision that either side wanted -- Golden State wanted the flagrant foul rescinded, and Oklahoma City wanted a suspension -- and it probably came to the correct conclusion.

Silver also directly addressed the idea that the ruling was proof of an anti-Thunder conspiracy theory, saying he can "swear to the world that we do the best we can and that we don't prefer one market or one team over another." That should go without saying.

(HT: Bay Area News Group)

Adam Silver chats with Stephen Curry before his MVP presentation
The commissioner chats with one of Draymond Green's teammates. USATSI