Ranking Draymond Green's 5 Most Heated Moments, Including Rudy Gobert Chokehold

Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors is no stranger to being involved in skirmishes, even if he is not playing. It appears he is racking up one ejection after another as of late, the most recent of which was getting involved in the Klay Thompson vs. Jade McDaniel scuffle in the early goings of the Warriors vs. Minnesota Timberwolves game on Tuesday, November 14.

That incident between Thompson and McDaniels started in a box-out play that included some jersey-pulling. Both ended up going at each other, with players trying to separate the two players.

Rudy Gobert tried to break it up, but Green read his actions differently. It appeared like the French center had applied a chokehold, leading Green to do the same on Gobert, further escalating the situation.

In the latest update on Green, the All-Star guard has reportedly been suspended for five games without pay for escalating the on-court altercation, the NBA announced in an official statement. It was also added that the length of the suspension was based on Green's history of unsportsmanlike acts.

With this development, Green will lose about $769,970 in the five games he will miss, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reported.

Thomson of the Warriors and Timberwolves teammates McDaniel and Gobert were all fined $25,000 for their roles in the scuffle.

Looking at the heated moments in Draymond Green's career, here is where the Rudy Gobert incident ranks.

5. Green's low blow on Steven Adams.

In 2016, Green had an incident involving Steven Adams, who was playing for the Oklahoma City Thunder at the time. It was an action that most felt was unnecessary and considered the play where Green was branded as a dirty player.

Making it worse, Green was not ejected from the game.

4. The controversial hit on LeBron James.

Green will not back down from anyone, including LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers. The 33-year-old had one back in the 2016 NBA Finals. Green took a low-ball swing on James as the four-time NBA champion tried to go over him.

That move resulted in a suspension for Green midway in that series between the Warriors and the Lakers.

3. The unnecessary stomp on Domantas Sabonis.

Back in April, Green went a bit overboard when he stepped on Domantas Sabonis of the Sacramento Kings. Although the act was done after Sabonis allegedly grabbed his leg, the action was deemed unnecessary.

Green was ejected from that game, although he escaped suspension.

2. The Gobert choke-hold incident.

While it is understandable that he was standing up for Thompson, the chokehold that Green did on Gobert was too much. Some may argue that Gobert may have done the same on Thompson even though the T-Wolves center was trying to ease the situation.

Green has been suspended for five games without pay for his actions, although this is unlikely to force him to change his ways on the court.

1. Green's offseason punch on former teammate Jordan Poole.

Despite the Rudy Gobert incident, the one against Jordan Poole remains the worst in Green's playlist of heated moments. It happened even before the NBA season started and focused heavily on the Warriors' run during the 2022-23 season, TMZ reported.

The Warriors stuck with Green on that incident with the tables turned on Poole. But with his antics and more to come, how long will the Dubs tolerate the antics of Draymond Green?