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Draymond Green

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Draymond Green is an American professional basketball player who has played forward for the Golden State Warriors since 2012. He has won four NBA championships with the Warriors, was named the league's Defensive Player of the Year in 2017 and won Olympic gold medals with the U.S. team in 2016 and 2021. He hosts The Draymond Green Show podcast.

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What we have documented

We have documented 1 statement by Draymond Green, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.

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Statements by Draymond Green

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Draymond Green

Role at the time: Golden State Warriors forward and host of The Draymond Green Show, on his podcast

Condemned

Response to this claim

Giannis Antetokounmpo was difficult to coach and does not necessarily have a high basketball IQ, relying on one way of playing: attacking downhill and forcing the action.

“But I will say I don't think Doc was just trying to shoot at Giannis. ... It definitely came off, you know, again, when you get name-calling ... you say he's not super high IQ and things like that, that comes off as personal. It just does.”
Watch the original video (opens in a new tab)Draymond Green on Warriors 8-Game Win Streak, Jordan Poole's Return Comments & Doc Rivers vs Giannis · Draymond GreenAbout 26:50 to 29:40
Why we used this label

Green says Rivers was not trying to attack Antetokounmpo but that questioning his IQ comes off as personal, and he warns that players could start talking about coaches the same way, so we labeled it Condemned.

Read statementFull case: Doc Rivers questions Giannis Antetokounmpo's basketball IQ on a podcast; Antetokounmpo calls the remarks "crazy" and Rivers apologizes

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