Warriors' Draymond Green: Returns to Tuesday's game
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Green (face) returned to Tuesday's Game 2 against the Grizzlies, per the TNT broadcast.
After spending some time in the locker room, Green returned during the second quarter. He was struck in the face by an elbow from Xavier Tillman in the first quarter.
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Warriors' Draymond Green: Heads to locker room
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Green went to the locker room during the first quarter of Tuesday's Game 2 against the Grizzlies, Marcus Thompson II of The Athletic reports.
Green was elbowed in the face by Xavier Tillman. He didn't get up the court on the ensuing possession and was bleeding. He should be considered questionable to return.
Warriors' Draymond Green: Flagrant-2 won't be reduced
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The NBA will not reduce the Flagrant-2 foul Green picked up during the second quarter of Sunday's Game 1 against the Grizzlies, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports.
Green was assessed the foul and ejected from Sunday's game, which the Warriors went on to win by one point to take a 1-0 series lead. While there was some speculation that the league could reduce the foul to a Flagrant-1, that will not be the case. As such, Green will be assessed two flagrant points for the postseason. Per league rules, four flagrant points results in an automatic one-game suspension, so Green could trigger that result by picking up two more Flagrant-1 fouls (one flagrant point each) or another Flagrant-2 (two points) at any point during the playoffs. For now, though, he'll be free to return to action for Game 2 against Memphis on Tuesday night.
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Warriors' Draymond Green: Ejected Sunday
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Green was ejected from Sunday's Game 1 matchup against the Grizzlies after receiving a flagrant 2 foul. He'll finish the game with six points (2-3 FG, 2-3 FT), four rebounds, three assists, three steals and one block in 17 minutes.
With a few minutes remaining in the first half, Green appeared to smack Brandon Clarke in the face during a steal attempt and then proceeded to grab Clarke's jersey, resulting in a flagrant 2 foul following an official review. In his absence, expect Otto Porter, Jonathan Kuminga and Nemanja Bjelica to see increased roles the rest of the way.
Warriors' Draymond Green: Goes for 13-11-6 in Game 4 loss
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Green amassed 13 points (5-6 FG, 0-1 3Pt, 3-3 FT), 11 rebounds, six assists and two steals in 34 minutes before fouling out of Sunday's 126-121 loss to the Nuggets.
Despite shooting 50.0 percent from the field and notching 26 assists on 43 made field goals, the Warriors were unable to complete the Round 1 sweep. Green had another efficient afternoon before fouling out, as he finished as a game-high plus-18 in his 34 minutes of action. Golden State will look to finish off the Nuggets in Wednesday's Game 5 back in San Francisco.
