Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green faced strange questions from reporters who claimed people were worried about him.
During the press conference, a member of the media approached the microphone without introducing himself and said, “Draymond, you know people are worried about you, the fans, a lot of your teammates… ” he asked.
“If it were me, I would have said they were crazy!”
“Why are they worried about me?” Green interrupted. “I'm a successful black man who's doing incredibly well in America.”
“They're worried about you,” the reporter continued.
“There are a lot more people in this world to worry about than me, that's for sure,” Green continued. podium.
“But here we are,” the reporter said strangely.
“We're all here. I don't think you need to worry about me,” Green replied.
Most viewers interpreted the reporter's line of questioning to mean that fans and teammates were concerned about the 34-year-old missing games due to suspension.
Last season, Green missed 17 games and lost $2.6 million in salary due to two suspensions for separate incidents.
In December 2023, he missed 12 games after receiving a flagrant foul. waved his arms On the face of a Phoenix Suns player.
The previous month, he was suspended for five games after being assaulted. quarrel With the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Green was suspended two more times the previous year, bringing his total to six suspensions in his career, costing him $3,223,073 in salary. spot rack numbers.
Despite this, he is a four-time NBA champion.
The forward continued to interact with reporters, explaining that if he had known how successful he would be as a child, he would never have imagined that anyone would say he should be worried about him.
“If someone said to me, 'They're worried about you,' I'd tell them they're out of their minds!” Green explained.
”[Fans] We are also worried. They know the team needs you,” the reporter answered again.
“So why are they worried?” Green asked with a smile. “They can't feed their families if they do this,” the player said, interrupting a reporter's response.
“So you were here every night?” the reporter said cynically.
Green went on to defend himself, saying the guidelines for suspension were in place because “there is a possibility.” He added that many of his other teammates missed games and the fact that Warriors teammate Kevon Looney played a full season was celebrated.
“I think my way of thinking has helped us accomplish some great things,” Green concluded, delivering one of the greatest statements of all time.
“That's pretty cool, isn't it? I mean, it's all about how you spin it. I love that you're trying to spin it, but that's not my spin, player.”
FYI, five-time NBA champion and provocateur Dennis Rodman was suspended. 11 times throughout his career.
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