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Draymond offers brutally honest NBA Finals take after Knicks' loss
Draymond offers brutally honest NBA Finals take after Knicks' loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area You either win an NBA championship, or go home empty-handed. There is no consolation prize. Advertisement A team might make it all the way to the end, but if they don't win, they're in the same boat as the 28 other teams who are trying to figure out what they need to do to successfully scale the NBA mountaintop. Warriors forward Draymond Green knows a thing or two — or four — about winning a championship, but he also is familiar with the sting of losing in the NBA Finals, and explained on the latest episode of 'The Draymond Green Show with Baron Davis' podcast a brutally-honest perspective on teams, like the New York Knicks, for example, who found themselves close to reaching the Finals before losing to the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference finals, but were not close to hoisting the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy. 'If you want me to be quite honest with you, I personally think making it to the NBA Finals is one of the worst seasons you can have,' Green said. 'And the reason being … going to the NBA Finals and winning a championship, those two things are so far apart. You can get to the NBA Finals and not be close to winning an NBA championship. 'Making it to a conference finals, you're so far away from winning a championship, and it looks like it's close because you're one series away.' Advertisement The Knicks, just like the Minnesota Timberwolves, who lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference finals, had a successful season. By most accounts. However, without that championship trophy, Green believes those teams are left doing a similar level of soul-searching as other teams around the league. 'Even if the Knicks made it to the NBA Finals and didn't win it, that's not some accomplishment to me,' Green added. 'You get nothing for making the NBA Finals except a couple tens of thousands of dollars more than the conference final loser and you get another three weeks short of summer. 'You walk with nothing. The [other] team goes on and celebrates and has this incredible summer and you're kind of left stuck trying to figure out 'Were we really close? Do we need to run it back with this team? What's the tweak we need to make?'' That soul-searching in the wake of disappointment might lead a team down the wrong path. Advertisement ''You're kind of left in this position of 'Ahh, maybe we're one tweak away.' But what you should understand about this thing is one tweak could actually, it's like Jenga sometimes, one tweak on a roster could make the whole thing fall.' Could that one wrong tweak be the Knicks firing coach Tom Thibodeau on Tuesday, for example? While New York and Minnesota might be kicking themselves for failing to make the Finals, either the Pacers or the Thunder soon will be in the same boat, regardless of if they made it all the way. 'Yeah, making it to the Finals is great, but if you don't win it, it's almost worse,' Green concluded. 'You might as well have lost in the first round.' Download and follow the Dubs Talk Podcast
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24-05-2025
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Dubs Talk: Can Warriors steal Game 5 on road to avoid elimination?
Which Warriors could play well alongside Butler and Draymond? On this episode of "Dubs Talk," co-hosts Bonta Hill and Monte Poole break down which Warriors could play well alongside Draymond Green and Jimmy Butler moving forward as they wait for Steph Curry's Warriors could play well alongside Butler and Draymond? originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area 1:36 Now Playing Paused Ad Playing
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14-05-2025
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Draymond Green, 2 technical fouls away from suspension, fined $50,000 for questioning officials' 'integrity'
Draymond Green has found a new way to get on the NBA's bad side. The Golden State Warriors star was fined $50,000 Wednesday for making an "inappropriate comment" to the officials during Game 3 of a second-round playoff series against Minnesota. The NBA said Green questioned "the integrity of game officials" in the Warriors' 102-97 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Green appeared to reference the game's point spread to the refs during the game. "Five-and-a-half. I know what they're doing," Green appeared to say. Minnesota was -5.5 and covered. Green has been assessed a league-high five technical fouls this postseason and would have to serve a one-game suspension if the total reaches seven. He has also been called for two flagrant fouls. He was suspended for Game 5 of the 2016 NBA Finals for accumulating too many flagrant fouls that postseason and was suspended for one game in the 2023 playoffs for stepping on the chest of Sacramento's Domantas Sabonis. According to the website Spotrac, Green has been fined $992,000 in his career, with $185,000 coming for actions toward officials. He also has been docked $3.2 million for suspensions. Green was suspended indefinitely last season for his on-court antics from prior playoff games, including stomping on Sabonis. He also put Rudy Gobert in a chokehold and hit Jusuf Nurkić with an open hand, which led to the extended suspension. Green recently went on a tangent about how he has an "agenda" as an "angry Black man." Green recently admitted he was "embarrassed" he "pouted way too much" during a game at home in which the Warriors lost, forcing a Game 7 in the first round of the playoffs. He said he had "some heart-to-hearts" with "people I trust the most" after that game. "It's just a habit he has when somebody fouls him, and he's smart," head coach Steve Kerr said at the time. "So, I think it was Reid reached, and, on the reach, Draymond kind of swiped through and drew the foul. But he does have a habit of sort of flailing his arm to try to make sure the ref sees it, and he made contact. And that's what led to the tech. "It's part of Draymond," Kerr added. "It's the same thing that makes him such a competitor and a winner, puts him over the top sometimes, and we know that. And it's our job to try to help him stay poised, stay composed. But the competition is so meaningful to him that occasionally he goes over the line." Golden State, without Stephen Curry due to an injury, trails its second-round series, 3-1, and Game 5 will be played in Minnesota Wednesday night. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
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13-05-2025
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Why apologetic Draymond felt like ‘coward' after Warriors' Game 3 loss
Why apologetic Draymond felt like 'coward' after Warriors' Game 3 loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area After the Warriors dropped Game 4 of their Western Conference semifinals series against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday, Draymond Green still had his mind on his actions from Saturday. Advertisement Golden State's veteran forward fouled out of his team's Game 3 loss and apologized to reporters Monday for failing to speak to them in the aftermath. 'Before I start, I want to apologize to y'all,' Green told the media before starting his press conference after the Warriors' 117-110 loss in Game 4 at Chase Center. 'I didn't talk the other day. I was quite a bit frustrated and very careful of — didn't want to get myself fined, but more so say something and make it sound like an excuse. 'We struggle and lose, and I didn't come up here and talk, and I felt like a coward when I got home. So I wanted to apologize to y'all for that.' With four minutes and 38 seconds left in the Warriors' eventual 102-97 loss on Saturday, Green collected his sixth and final personal foul with Golden State trailing by two points. Advertisement The 2024-25 NBA Defensive Player of the Year finalist had tallied just two points, two rebounds and four assists up to that point, and his foul trouble kept him from making much of an impact as the Timberwolves attacked the rim. While some of the calls on Green were questionable according to his Warriors teammates and coach Steve Kerr, it's evident the 35-year-old didn't want to blame the referees for his struggles in Game 3. Green's less-than-stellar night on Saturday came one game after he faced racially charged comments from Timberwolves fans in Minnesota — an incident that caused the team to open up an investigation when one fan was ejected from Target Center for violating the NBA Fan Code of Conduct, per the Timberwolves, and another left the arena on his own accord. After that game, during which Green received a technical foul for hitting Wolves big man Naz Reid in the face, the Warriors star gave a passionate statement declaring he's 'not an angry Black man' and that there is an 'agenda' trying to paint him as such. Advertisement When asked about his post-Game 2 comments after Monday's loss, where Green improved to score 14 points with seven rebounds and two assists, he made it clear he has turned the page. 'I've moved on,' Green told reporters. Green never has been one to shy away from accountability after all the ups and downs he has experienced throughout his career. His apology Monday was just another example of that, even if it came a couple of days later. Download and follow the Dubs Talk Podcast
Time of India
12-05-2025
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'We're sick of it' — ESPN analyst erupts over Draymond Green's ‘angry black man' outburst
Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green is once again at the center of controversy. His latest outburst on the court and the firestorm of media reaction that followed his claims of being unfairly labeled as an 'angry black man.' Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Following his fifth technical foul of the 2025 postseason in a blowout Game 2 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, Green made a strong postgame statement that immediately triggered heated debate across the sports world. Draymond Green's outburst sparks reaction from NBA analysts Draymond Green had a recent outburst over the fans and media's constant scrutiny of his gameplay. 'I'm not an angry Black man. I am a very successful, educated Black man with a great family, and I am great at basketball and great at what I do. The agenda to try to keep making me look like an angry Black man is crazy. I'm sick of it. It's ridiculous,' Green said after the game. Green's comments came shortly after an incident in which a fan was ejected for allegedly yelling a racial slur at him during the same game. Still, his words were met with intense pushback, especially from The Hoop Collective, an ESPN podcast featuring Brian Windhorst, Tim MacMahon, and Tim Bontemps. Tim MacMahon didn't hold back when reacting to Green's postgame remarks. 'Oh, God. You know what? Go away, Draymond. Shut up, dude. Do not play victim here. Don't play the victim here,' he said. 'Stop doing flagrant stuff. We're sick of it! We're sick of you doing stupid, flagrant crap on a regular basis. It's not an agenda, Draymond.' He continued, listing a series of past incidents that have plagued Green's career: Punching his then-teammate Jordan Poole during practice, putting Rudy Gobert in a chokehold earlier this season, striking Jusuf Nurkić in the face during a game, which led to an indefinite suspension in December 2023. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now 'Draymond is full of crap. He's just so full of crap that his breath stinks,' MacMahon added, bluntly questioning Green's sincerity and credibility. ESPN's Tim Bontemps also blasted Green, noting the Warriors' long history of excusing his behavior. 'It's nine years since this guy cost his team a title in 2016. And we are still dealing with this absolute garbage on a day-by-day basis. It's a joke.' The podcast hosts pointed to what they view as a frustrating cycle. Green receives a technical, complains about being targeted, and then receives leniency, all while playing with constant aggression and volatility. Even Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, who often defends Green, offered a measured warning after the latest incident: 'It's part of Draymond. The same thing that makes him such a competitor and a winner puts him over the top sometimes. We know that… he's going to have to be careful.' Green's latest foul tally places him dangerously close to suspension thresholds. One more technical in the playoffs triggers an automatic suspension, and three more flagrant points will lead to another ban. His career totals are just as staggering: 199 technical fouls 26 flagrant fouls 23 ejections — second only to Rasheed Wallace in NBA history. Not all reactions were dismissive. ESPN's Michael Wilbon and Stan Verrett acknowledged that while Green's on-court behavior is often excessive, the stereotypes he referred to are very real. 'Being a Black man in America can be a source of constant, justifiable anger at times,' Verrett said. 'But Draymond Green is still excessive on the court at times. Both things are true.' Also Read: The Golden State Warriors will again confront the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday, May 12, at 10 PM ET.
