- ABC News
- June 1, 2018
OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Cleveland Cavaliers could be without two of their starters for Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday. Tristan Thompson might face a suspension after shoving the ball in the face of Draymond Green in the closing seconds of Game 1 on Thursday after he was already ejected. Kevin Love, who was not in the game at the time, could be hit with a one-game suspension for stepping on the court while an altercation was ongoing. The Golden State Warriors were up by eight points with five seconds remaining in the contest, but there was 2.5 seconds left on the shot clock. Warriors guard Shaun Livingston pulled up for a midrange jumper and Thompson contested the shot, but he also flung his elbow and made contact with the right side of Livingston's chest. Official Tony Brothers immediately called a Flagrant 2, which warrants an automatic ejection. "I contested a shot that shouldn't have been taken," Thompson said after the Warriors took Game 1...