LOS ANGELES – Golden State star Draymond Green was given a five-game suspension on Wednesday (Thursday Manila time) after grabbing Minnesota's Rudy Gobert in a headlock during the Warriors' loss to the Timberwolves, the NBA said.
Green lost his cool in the opening minutes of Tuesday's game in San Francisco, grabbing Gobert around the neck and dragging him across the court after a melee involving the Warriors Klay Thompson and Minnesota's Jaden McDaniels.
The Warriors and Timberwolves got chippy just two minutes into their in-season tournament game ????
Draymond Green, Klay Thompson and Jaden McDaniels were all ejected. pic.twitter.com/m7UvULewa2— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) November 15, 2023
NBA executive vice president Joe Dumars said in a statement Green had been sanctioned without pay for "escalating an on-court altercation" and grappling with Gobert in an "unsportsmanlike and dangerous manner."
Dumars added that Green's checkered disciplinary record had also been taken into consideration when determining the length of his suspension.
The NBA added that Thompson, McDaniels and Gobert had been fined $25,000 each.
Green will begin his suspension on Thursday when the Warriors host the Oklahoma City Thunder.