Green gets 1-game ban for stomping on Sabonis

The NBA has suspended Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green for one game for stepping on the chest of the Kings' Domantas Sabonis, the league announced Tuesday night.

Green will serve his suspension Thursday when the Warriors host the Kings for Game 3 of their first-round playoff series at Chase Center.

The incident occurred with 7:03 remaining in the fourth quarter of Golden State's 114-106 loss in Game 2.

After Stephen Curry grabbed a defensive rebound and turned to head up the floor, Sabonis slipped and fell in the paint. He grabbed Green's right leg, and after Green initially shook off Sabonis' grip, he took a hard step right on Sabonis' chest.

Sabonis stayed down for a few minutes as officials reviewed the play. He was called for a technical foul for grabbing Green's leg, and Green was given a flagrant foul 2 that led to an automatic ejection.

"When I fell, I was protecting myself, and then the incident happened," Sabonis said afterward. "There is no room for that in our game today."

Sabonis underwent X-rays on his sternum that came back negative, and he appears to have avoided injury, a source told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

Green, in explaining his side of the incident, said Tuesday night, "My leg got grabbed -- the second time in two nights -- and the referee is just watching. I got to land my foot somewhere, and I'm not the most flexible person, so it's not stretching that far. ... I can only step so far with someone pulling my leg away."

Sacramento holds a 2-0 lead in the series.