Draymond Green Kick and Hit Extravaganza

It’s often said that the best NBA athletes could easily transition to other sports and see great success. We all know that LeBron, being the freak of nature that he is, could have easily been a great NFL player. Wilt Chamberlain was great at athletics. But, a player who’s expertise in other sports is often greatly undervalued is Draymond Green.

A four-time NBA champion and four-time All-Defensive Team, Green is known for his physicality on the court. So much so that many call him a dirty player. Others say he missed his calling and should have been an MMA fighter. We just know that he’s provided some truly outlandish moments over the years, and we’re here to highlight them in this off-the-wall Draymond Green kick-and-hit extravaganza!

The Trademark Follow-Through Kick

In a career full of highlight MMAesque stuns, Green’s signature move has arguably been his follow-through kick. Whether he’s guarding his opponent or trying to get past them, Green always seems to pull off this move when he’s off balance of falling down.

What makes this move even more preposterous is that it’s obviously intentional, as his leg is always unnaturally up or stretched compared to the motion of the rest of his body. This has been Green’s trademark dirty play for most of his career, as you can find compilations of this as far back as 2016.

These prevalent shenanigans at the time were ridiculed not only in NBA circles but also in mainstream media in general. During this period, Jimmy Kimmel even made a skit based on them, which will never not be funny.

Adding Punching and Stomping to His Repertoire

While Green’s been kicking almost his entire career, he also added hand work to his skillset, as he’s punched his fair share of people, especially in the latter part of his career. Of course, the most serious one and least funny is the Jordan Poole punch, which, many think, led to the demise of the Warriors’ season.

But, as you might know, Greene also punched another player in an actual game. This happened in late 2023 when Green blatantly swung at Nurkic, hitting him pretty hard with almost a “spinning elbow” type of move.

While Nurkic didn’t respond on the court in any way, he had some hilarious comments at the press conference later, which perfectly encapsulated what we all think of Green’s moves.

Even more bizarrely, Green also had a one-off stomping incident in which he jumped on Domantas Sabonis’ chest:

Chokehold That Would Make Khabib Proud

Although Green has said a million times he’s changed his ways, his perfectly executed chokehold technique shows that he might have been practicing some spicy moves that he still has to unveil.

Like the previous stomp on Domantas Sabonis, this happened during the 22/23 NBA season, showing Green has truly changed his ways. By this, he changed from simply kicking people to “handling them” in more creative ways.