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Draymond Green would be breathing a lot easier today if Shaquille O’Neal were running the NBA … ’cause the Lakers legend says he’d only suspend DG two games if league punishments were up to him.
O’Neal made the declaration while speaking with Babcock and Charles on “TMZ Live” on Thursday — less than 24 hours after Green was banned by Adam Silver indefinitely for smacking Jusuf Nurkic in the head during an altercation in the Warriors vs. Suns game.
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Shaq says he believes Green had no bad intentions when he flailed his right arm into Nurkic’s face — explaining he’s buying the Warriors star’s explanation that he was simply trying to sell a call.
“I don’t think Draymond said, ‘Hey, I’m going to punch this guy just ’cause he’s pulling my jersey,'” Shaq said.
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The Diesel went on to tell the guys that he believes the play was merely a flop gone wrong.
Of course, Silver and the NBA apparently disagree … because they’ve banned Green from suiting up for Golden State for the foreseeable future.
The league said Green — who previously was suspended five games for choking Rudy Gobert earlier this year — “will be required to meet certain league and team conditions before” he can rejoin the Warriors this season.