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Draymond Green's stomp has whiff of Bad Boys era. The end of that era.

Editor's note: This column was edited before the NBA announced it has suspended Draymond Green for Game 3 of the first-round series against the Kings on Thursday.

The NBA could use a villain — or three. That’s what the old heads want, right? And the fans who love old heads?

Draymond Green gave the league a bad guy Monday night in Sacramento. The problem is his team, the Golden State Warriors, aren’t long for these playoffs, and what good is an antagonist off the stage?

Green’s ejection from Game 2 of the Warriors first-round series with the Kings held the whiff of the Bad Boys’ end when they lost to the Chicago Bulls in 1991.