NBA labels Golden State star Draymond Green as a "repeat offender" and suspends him for Game 3 of the Warriors-Kings series.

[{"selector":"#anim-887004f9-ad5b-4355-aefb-56728ffce1a0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5e52df64-f88c-469f-afa6-bf52f444fd6c","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 149.18615%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The NBA announced Tuesday night that Draymond Green has been suspended for Game 3 of the first-round series between the Golden State Warriors and Sacra mento Kings.

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[{"selector":"#anim-cb256e17-48dc-4ef2-a0a9-248754ddcffb","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-37522eaa-f02d-4fee-8fee-2d7a9e8804fc","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 271.90781%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The altercation that led to the suspension happened in the fourth quarter of Game 2 between the Warriors and Kings on Monday.

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