For Christmas this year, Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green gave ESPN NBA analyst Richard Jefferson the gift of laughter.
Early in the fourth quarter of the Christmas night game between the Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers, Green was whistled for a foul. The foul in question came with Golden State’s Jonathan Kuminga shooting a free throw and Green battling for potential rebound position with Los Angeles teammates Rui Hachimura and Dalton Knecht — who were lined up to Green’s left and right, respectively. As Kuminga’s free throw went in, Green, Hachumura and Knecht all fell to the ground, with Green quickly being called for a foul. As Green is wont to do, he quickly and boisterously protested. So, did he have a point?
Not so much…