Draymond Being Draymond
Draymond Being Draymond
A Retrospective
Remind me if you’ve heard this one before: Last night Draymond Green was ejected, with victim du jour Jusuf Nurkić receiving a nasty thwack to the side of the head, this latest fracas coming just two weeks after Draymond’s return from a 5-game suspension for putting Rudy Gobert in a chokehold. In addition to capturing last night’s incident - as you can see below - I wanted to take a look back at Draymond over the years, through art.
Venus Led by Cupid to the Dead Adonis, by Jacopo Bertoia, 1560-66, photo by Mark J. Rebilas
From the Gobert incident. The Head of Saint John the Baptist on a Charger, by Andrea Solari, 1507
From the Gobert incident. Child playing with goose, Boethos of Chalcedon, 2nd Century ad
Draymond stomping on Sabonis in the Playoffs last year - he received a 1-game suspension. The Massacre of the Innocents, by Nicolas Poussin, 1625-32
Upset despite being surrounded by friends. Three Kings, by Bisa Butler, 2018, photo by Noah Graham
During happier times. Female Figure, ca. 3500-3400 B.C.E, Egypt, photo by Ezra Shaw
Busted eye after getting elbowed by Xavier Tillman during Game 2 of the 2021/22 Western Conference semis. La Celestina, by Pablo Picasso, 1904
Two of the league’s most upstanding citizens. The Kiss of Judas, after Ludovico Carracci, 1589-90, photo via @WorldWideWob