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The 2018 NBA Finals was full of intense emotions and sometimes it’s hard to just leave it on the court.
Case in point: the scuffle between Draymond Green and Tristan Thompson.
According to Sporting News, the two players reportedly had a scuffle which include Tristan mushing(?) or punching Draymond in the face at an ESPYs after party!
Some eyewitness accounts are saying both happened but check this out.
FOX 1 Sports’ Jason McIntyre
Finally this story is out there and I can say what I’ve heard about Tristan Thompson punching Draymond Green 2 weeks ago
— Jason McIntyre (@jasonrmcintyre) July 31, 2018
Draymond went up to apologize to Tristan for what happened after G4 of the finals. TT said ‘nah man’ and Draymond tried again, ‘come on, I didn’t mean it’ and then WHAP, Tristan leveled him with a punch. Draymond didn’t go down.
— Jason McIntyre (@jasonrmcintyre) July 31, 2018
Draymond Green was not the aggressor, he was trying to make peace. Tristan felt embarrassed by the end of the Finals diss moment and just unloaded. Couple players i spoke here in LA/on social media went with, “about time”
— Jason McIntyre (@jasonrmcintyre) July 31, 2018
Sporting News sources have different accounts:
“It was a sucker punch,” said one source who attended the party. “But, to be honest, it wasn’t really a punch. It was more like a shove.” It was a face mush, another source described it. Other reports have described it as a legit punch, maybe even a quick one-two. Whatever it was, Green was incensed, according to the sources.”
I don’t think Tristan will invite Draymond to True’s birthday party anytime soon.