Draymond Green and Bradley Beal started wrestling following a loose ball situaiton, an action that started a fracas that involved several Warriors and Wizards near one of the stanchions in the second quarter of a Friday matchup at Oracle Arena. The Warriors started fast breaking the other way, but Green and Beal both had themselves wrapped up near the Wizards bench, quickly giving way to more players spilling into the fray.
Draymond Green and Bradley Beal ejected after fight in Wizards-Warriors game
Several other players got involved and may receive suspensions.
Both Beal and Green — who had received a technical foul earlier in the game — were ejected.
Here’s where the play was initiated.
Beal actually initiated the play, though. You can debate whether this was intentional or not, but Beal certainly whacked Green right in the side of the head, and it wasn’t just a tap, either.
Green’s jersey ended up being ripped.
You can see Carrick Felix and Markieff Morris (in street clothes) come out of the bench area in the first GIF, too, which will almost certainly result in a one-game suspension — an automatic penalty for any player not in the game.
It also looks like Kelly Oubre Jr. punched John Wall — almost certainly accidentally, given that they’re teammates — right in the back of the head.
Oubre apparently kept swinging, too — here’s a look at him appearing to hit Klay Thompson.
Oubre stayed in the game, but he will likely get a suspension for that one.
Draymond Green says he’s the innocent party here
In the second half, Green had already talked to ESPN’s Chris Haynes.
“I don’t know what I’m supposed to do if someone hits you twice,” Green said. “Man, you’re taught as a kid not to allow that. What was I supposed to do?”
Green also said: “There’s history with me and the NBA. That’s the only reason I can think of why I was ejected.”
Bradley Beal got flipped off while leaving the court
An older fan didn’t take kindly to Beal leaving the court. Beal’s only response was an incredible grin.
At halftime, the Wizards lead the Warriors by 14 points. This is definitely the largest NBA fight we’ve had in a few years, although still nothing like the Knicks-Nuggets fight that was the last brawl in the NBA, maybe for good.
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