From Ball-Chaser to Lone Ball

The league began an investigation, which would take time.

Before the investigation results came out, both the Pelicans and Warriors released updates on Davis and Green's injuries.

Davis had suffered testicular damage and would be sidelined for about a week.

In other words, Davis would miss the next two to three games.

If the Pelicans advanced in their next game, Davis would likely miss Game 1 of the Finals.

Green's kick had hurt both Davis and the Pelicans badly.

However, the Pelicans fans were not all that saddened at the moment, because the Warriors' subsequent report on Green's injury was even more serious than Davis's.

Green's left testicle had been severely damaged and would have to be surgically removed, ending his season.

Tang Tian's unintentional kick seemed to have been even more vicious than Green's...

From then on, Green went from a ball-chaser to a lone ball...

The day after the two teams announced the injuries, the league also released the results of its investigation.

"After reviewing game footage and gathering testimony from the referees and players on both teams, we have determined that the actions of Draymond Green and Tang Tian during the game were both unintentional. The referees' on-court rulings were correct, and the league will not impose any additional penalties."

In other words, both Tang Tian's and Green's kicks to the groin were ruled unintentional!

This left fans on both sides with nothing more to say.

At the end of the day, the rulings on the two plays were basically the same. Either both had been intentional, or neither had been.

Other than Tang Tian and Green themselves, the ruling depended entirely on how one chose to see it.

The league was clearly trying to keep the peace.

By comparison, the Pelicans had not come out on