Draymond Inexperienced's playoff stomp and ejection had been simply the newest for the NBA's greatest villain. Here’s a timeline of his controversial moments.

Draymond Inexperienced was ejected within the first spherical of this 12 months’s playoffs for stomping on the chest of Damontas Sabonis.

—The Athletic (@TheAthletic) April 18, 2023

After the sport, Inexperienced defined why he stomped on Sabonis.

“My leg acquired grabbed, second time in two nights,” Inexperienced advised the media. “Referees simply watch it. I gotta land my foot someplace, and I’m not essentially the most versatile particular person, so [my leg] isn’t stretching that far.”

Inexperienced later added that the refs defined the ejection by telling him that he “stomped too exhausting.”

After all, Inexperienced isn’t any stranger to controversies. 

Draymond is a technical foul machine.

Inexperienced has completed first or second in technical fouls 5 occasions in his 11 NBA seasons and is on tempo to take action once more this 12 months. He has already exceeded 16 technicals this season, incomes him an computerized one-game suspension. 

He has been fined $1.3 million in his profession.

In line with Spotrac, Inexperienced has forfeited $1.3 million in fines and misplaced wage for all his technicals, flagrant fouls, ejections, and suspensions.

In 2013, Inexperienced was ejected from the NBA’s Christmas Day recreation for elbowing Blake Griffin within the neck space.

In 2016, Inexperienced was fined for kicking Steven Adams within the groin.

Throughout Recreation 3 of the 2016 Western Convention Finals, Inexperienced’s leg swung up and hit Adams within the groin after being fouled on a shot. The NBA fined Inexperienced $25,000. 

This was one in all a number of incidents involving Inexperienced and a flailing limb. It was usually joked that Inexperienced solely has management of three limbs at any given time.

After which there was the well-known swing at LeBron’s groin.

Inexperienced was clearly on the peak of his powers throughout the 2016 postseason. Within the Finals towards the Cavaliers, Draymond and LeBron James acquired right into a tussle close to mid-court. Within the replay, Inexperienced will be seen swinging his arm at LeBron’s groin as he stepped over the Warriors ahead.

The Warriors gained that recreation and took a 3-1 lead. Nevertheless, after the sport, the NBA retroactively gave Inexperienced a flagrant foul, which led to an computerized suspension as a result of it was his fourth of the postseason.

The Cavs gained the subsequent three video games and the championship.

Inexperienced value the Warriors an opportunity at a win when he in some way kicked James Harden within the head on a rebound.

Within the second time beyond regulation of a recreation towards the Houston Rockets early within the 2016-17 season, Inexperienced’s leg hit Harden within the head on a rebound. Inexperienced was given a flagrant foul that value the Warriors an opportunity to tie the sport.

Within the 2017 NBA Finals, Inexperienced almost took Iman Shumpert’s head off with an out-of-control limb.

—Cork Gaines, Ph.D. (@CorkGaines) June 10, 2017

Inexperienced was known as for a foul on the play and, after all, he argued the decision. 

Inexperienced likes to go at different star gamers on the NBA’s greatest levels.

Simply 67 seconds into Recreation 1 of the 2018 Western Convention Finals, Inexperienced shoved James Harden within the throat space and acquired a technical foul. 

Inexperienced went at LeBron once more within the 2018 NBA Finals.

Close to the tip of the primary half of Recreation 1, LeBron drove to the basket, and Inexperienced’s finger caught LeBron within the eye. Many individuals felt the contact was intentional. Inexperienced was given a technical foul, not for the poke, however for arguing the foul name. 

The poke clearly broken LeBron’s eye.

—CJ Fogler AKA Perc70 #BlackLivesMatter (@cjzero) June 1, 2018

Lots of Draymond’s beefs have been entertaining, however perhaps none greater than his post-Finals interview in 2015.

After the 2015 NBA Finals wherein the Warriors beat the Cavaliers and gained their first championship of the Steph Curry-Klay Thompson-Draymond period, Inexperienced stopped for a memorable interview throughout the championship parade.

Inexperienced took over the interview with some random statements comparable to “it is our league,” and “they suck,” a reference to LeBron James and the Cavs.

At 33, Inexperienced continues to be going at it, stepping into an ongoing disagreement with Dillon Brooks of the Memphis Grizzlies.

After Brooks advised ESPN that he didn’t like Inexperienced, Draymond responded by calling Brooks an fool with a fan-level intelligence for the sport. 

“When you ever puzzled why the Memphis Grizzlies isn’t able to compete for a championship, look no additional than this fool proper right here,” Inexperienced stated on his podcast.

The following time the 2 groups confronted one another, the Grizzlies gained and Brooks used the postgame interview to take photographs at Inexperienced, saying he ought to maintain speaking to assist Brooks play higher.

“That is what I do, I speak,” Brooks stated when requested about his message to Inexperienced. “I advised him… maintain doing his podcast, maintain running a blog, maintain doing his factor off the court docket. It is cute, it is enjoyable for him.” 

After the sport, Inexperienced additionally accused Brooks of attempting to bait him right into a technical foul.

—NBA Lowdown (@NBALowdown) March 10, 2023

Later, when Kyrie Irving seemingly turned down Brooks’ jersey in a post-game swap, Inexperienced loved the second on his podcast. He laughed continuous for about 10 seconds after which simply stated wow, a number of occasions.

—Ball Don’t Lie (@Balldontlie) March 22, 2023

Not surprsingly, Inexperienced’s podcast has gotten him in bother additionally.

Inexperienced, as all the time, says his thoughts on his podcast. Nevertheless, in a single episode, he known as ESPN’s Kendrick Perkins a “c–n” for saying he had hoped LeBron James would get damage earlier than dealing with Perkins’ Celtics within the playoffs. 

After Perkins fired again, Inexperienced apologized and held himself accountable, saying he was “incorrect” for utilizing the phrase. 

A current video additionally confirmed him punching teammate Jordan Poole throughout a observe.

—Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) October 7, 2022

Inexperienced and Poole acquired right into a heated dialogue throughout a preseason observe simply earlier than the 2022-23 season. After Inexperienced approached his teammate, Poole shoved Inexperienced, who responded by punching Poole within the face. 

Inexperienced was not suspended by the group and it’s unclear what self-discipline he acquired from the Warriors.

“It is the NBA, skilled sports activities, these items occur,” common supervisor Bob Myers advised the media. “Nobody likes it, we do not condone it. It’s going to take a while to maneuver by way of it and transfer ahead, which we are going to.”

It’s the NBA, however additionally it is Draymond Inexperienced.