Draymond Green faces wrath of NBA world: ‘You’re not a victim’
Not like a few of his earlier unsportsmanlike acts, Draymond Inexperienced did not put anybody in a headlock or kick them of their crotches on Wednesday night time.
However the outrage he is receiving for getting ejected from a sport towards Orlando is not like something he is confronted.
On the floor, Inexperienced was ejected for 2 technical fouls. That occurs to gamers every day within the league. Nonetheless, Stephen Curry’s reaction summed up the angst in direction of Inexperienced within the NBA panorama, and when Steve Kerr mentioned the ahead “deserved” to be ejected, it drove residence that everybody is uninterested in Inexperienced’s antics.
Tim Legler, sometimes a mild-mannered particular person, let it rip on Inexperienced throughout Thursday’s “Get Up” on ESPN.
“Final night time struck a chord with me,” Legler mentioned. “The one phrase I might consider was ‘egocentric.’ It is a egocentric transfer when your group desperately wants you.”
“There’s simply no controlling the man,” Legler continued. “The factor that bothers me about Draymond is, even after the very fact, he is performing like he is the sufferer. That is the half that blows my thoughts — you are not a sufferer. It is about placing your group first. We have been by this too many instances.”
Jay Williams advised that Curry and Kerr are “over” Inexperienced, and their physique language mirrored this on Wednesday. He added that the “writing is on the wall” for Golden State to half with Inexperienced within the offseason.
“On his podcast, Draymond talks about how good of a teammate he’s. Take into consideration that contradiction,” Williams mentioned. “He continues to point out constant conduct not fascinated with his teammates.”
Elsewhere, Shannon Sharpe questioned if Inexperienced actually labored on bettering himself through counseling, which he had undergone after his indefinite suspension.
“Why will we preserve having these conversations? Draymond mentioned he discovered his lesson as a result of he price his group the 2016 championship,” Sharpe mentioned on his “Nightcap” podcast. “He mentioned, ‘You not have to fret about me as a result of I am by no means gonna [cross the line].'”
Keyshawn Johnson, talking on FS1’s “Undisputed,” agreed with the feelings that the Warriors’ persistence has worn skinny and that they’ll probably commerce Inexperienced within the offseason.
In the meantime, Rasheed Wallace is thrilled that Inexperienced, who was ejected for the nineteenth time in his profession on Wednesday, is closing in on his record tally of 25 ejections.