The Golden State Warriors beat the Los Angeles Clippers 106-98 on Sunday. Warriors forward Draymond Green had a game-high 23 points and was given the nationwide post game interview on ABC. During that interview, Clippers guard Dahntay Jones walked by Green and looked to have intentionally bumped him. Green fired off on Jones with a bevy of insults during his locker room interview and said he expected the bump to be reviewed by the NBA. Well they did review it and Jones will have to pay, literally.
The league fined Dahntay Jones $10,000 for the postgame bump. Here’s Jones take on the incident via the LA Times:
Before the Clippers played the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday, Jones said he did not nudge Green on purpose, and that he plans to appeal the fine.
“No, I didn’t do it on purpose,” Jones said. “I don’t have a reason to do it on purpose, but it’s cool. I apologize if I hurt his feelings.”
Jones said he was just trying to fit through a tight spot, and accidentally made contact with Green.
“I thought it was just a brush, honestly and truthfully.” Jones said. “I may be stronger than I think I am.”
Jones said he was surprised Green took offense at the incident.
“Some people like to draw attention to themselves and make themselves bigger than what it is,” Jones said. “I think it was more of him drawing attention to himself, and being the reason why somebody else got fined, but it is what it is.”
“I don’t even know him as an individual, so there’s no bad blood,” Jones said. “Somebody had a good game, and wanted a little bit more attention.”
Jones said he thought the way Green handled the situation was “immature,” and said he would have handled it differently.
“I would have just shrugged it off,” Jones said. “He wanted to make something of it.”
