Warriors' Draymond Green Says Suspension vs. Kings Stemmed from Actions '7 Years Ago'

Draymond Green's suspension following Game 2 against the Sacramento Kings has been a big point of debate over the last few days. And the Warriors star finally got a chance to have his say on Friday.

On the latest episode of The Draymond Green Show, he called out the NBA for the suspension, saying that he "never knew you could be suspended for a flagrant-2 that happened seven year ago."

Green was suspended for Game 3 against the Kings after he stepped on Domantas Sabonis' chest in the previous game. He was also ejected from Game 2 for the incident.

A four-time NBA champion, Green's "seven years ago" reference calls back to the 2016 playoffs. In the Western Conference Finals, he kicked Steven Adams in the groin, which was originally deemed a flagrant-1 but later upgraded to a flagrant-2. In the NBA Finals, he swiped at LeBron James' groin in Game 4.

Green was initially not assessed a flagrant, but after the game it was changed to a flagrant-1, which forced a suspension for Game 5 based on accumulation of flagrant-foul points.

Green brought up the incident after Joe Dumars, the NBA's executive vice president and head of basketball operations, told ESPN that "repeat offender weighs as heavy as anything" when it came to deciding on the suspension.

Dumars, who leads the league's disciplinary decision-making, also said that Green's interaction with the Kings' fans following the incident with Sabonis played a role.

Following his suspension in 2016, the Warriors went on to blow a 3-1 series lead in one of the greatest comebacks in NBA history by the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Luckily for Green, his team found a way to respond following this suspension with an impressive 114-97 win over the Kings on Thursday night to cut the series deficit to 2-1. The Warriors will look to even the series up with Green back on the floor at Chase Center on Sunday.

Although he's obviously happy that his team was able to come out with the win in Game 3, Green still felt a bit of frustration over not being in the action.

"My fellas was in a dogfight ... and just not being able to participate in that dogfight, that's crushing," Green said. "Because you just feel like you're leaving them out there by themselves, leaving them astray to just figure it out. So, to not participate in that dogfight, that's what bothers me the most."

It's still early, but this hasn't been Green's best postseason thus far. He's averaging just six points but continues to impact other areas of the game with eight assists and 6.5 rebounds per contest for the defending champions.