Game 3 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden was intense right from the jump. The San Antonio Spurs rolled into New York with a fire that was missing in the first two games, and it showed. San Antonio snagged a 115-111 victory, trimming the Knicks’ series lead to 2-1.
But the game took a backseat to a pivotal moment in the first quarter. Victor Wembanyama shoved Jalen Brunson to the floor during a Knicks possession, igniting anger from Brunson and the crowd at Madison Square Garden. The refs didn’t call a foul, and later, the NBA reviewed the play but decided against upgrading it to a flagrant, which meant Wembanyama avoided being one foul away from a potential one-game suspension.
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Draymond Green was tuned into all of this, and he had a lot to say.
On The Kevin O’Connor Show, Green didn’t dwell on the refs or the league’s review. He directed his focus toward the Knicks and their failure to stand up in that moment.
“He pushed him down and none of the guys on the Knicks team did anything,” Green said. “Don’t not for one second think that didn’t matter. That mattered.”
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When asked what he would have done if Wembanyama pulled the same stunt on Stephen Curry, Green’s response was instant. He would have been ejected from the game right then and there. That wasn’t just a hypothetical; it was a clear statement about what loyalty to a teammate looks like on the biggest stage.
For Green, that lack of response wasn’t just a missed opportunity; it was something Wembanyama and the Spurs would definitely remember.