{"id":2348192,"date":"2024-10-01T17:16:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T21:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-draymond-green-gets-into-very-awkward-exchange-after-reporter-says-people-are-worried-about-him\/"},"modified":"2024-10-01T17:17:31","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T21:17:31","slug":"watch-draymond-green-gets-into-very-awkward-exchange-after-reporter-says-people-are-worried-about-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-draymond-green-gets-into-very-awkward-exchange-after-reporter-says-people-are-worried-about-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Draymond Green Gets Into Very Awkward Exchange After Reporter Says People Are &#8216;Worried About Him&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-draymond-green-gets-into-very-awkward-exchange-after-reporter-says-people-are-worried-about-him%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2348192&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Sorry,\u2062 it looks like you\u200b shared a large block of text that includes some HTML and JavaScript code possibly related\u200b to an article concerning Draymond\u200d Green&#8217;s recent \u200bnews conference.\u2063 How can I assist you with \u2062this? 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What would you like to know \u200dor discuss?  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_5)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Good sense and its obverse do not always appear on opposite sides of a verbal dispute.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, sometimes foolishness manifests on all sides.<\/p>\n<p>At a news conference on Monday, four-time NBA champion forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/greendr01.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Draymond Green<\/a> of the Golden State Warriors bristled at a reporter&rsquo;s silly line of questioning and then gave a string of even sillier answers, prompting some fine-sounding-yet-still-silly responses on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;People worry about you,&rdquo; a male reporter said to Green at the beginning of the exchange. &ldquo;Fans, many of your teammates &mdash; &ldquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Why they worry about me?&rdquo; Green asked, interrupting the reporter. &ldquo;I am a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alert-democrats-discussing-police-reform-with-privileged-racism-denier\/\" title=\"ALERT: Democrats Discussing Police Reform With Privileged Racism Denier\">successful black man<\/a> in America doing incredibly well.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The 34-year-old Green has played 12 seasons in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gave-basketball-follow-jesus-21-year-old-nba-player-quits-sport-pursue-full-time-ministry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBA<\/a>, all with the Warriors. In that time, he has established himself as not only a core member of four different championship teams, but also as one of the league&rsquo;s premiere defenders, appearing on first- or second-team All-Defensive Teams eight times and winning NBA Defensive Player of the Year in 2016-17.<\/p>\n<p>His <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dick-butkus-hall-of-famer-and-legendary-bears-linebacker-passes-away-at-80\/\" title=\"Dick Butkus, iconic Bears linebacker and Hall of Famer, dies at 80.\">aggressive playing style<\/a>, however, has often worked to his own and his team&rsquo;s detriment.<\/p>\n<p>In December, for instance, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/news\/draymond-green-suspension-timeline-history-warriors\/dkpu9cjmekbovhcf5lygzsxz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Sporting News<\/a> chronicled five behavior-related punishments dating to Game 5 of the 2016 NBA Finals.<\/p>\n<p>Remarkably, two of those punishments &mdash; one suspension and one fine &mdash; occurred after Green engaged in a verbal and physical altercation with two different teammates, Kevin Durant and Jordan Poole.<\/p>\n<p>In the perverse logic of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/woke-nba-coach-attacks-constitution-ted-cruz-smacks-hard-hypocritical-condescending\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">woke NBA<\/a>, the verbal altercation resulted in a one-game suspension. Footage of Green punching a teammate in the face during a preseason practice, however, warranted only a fine.<\/p>\n<p>In any event, The Sporting News published that list the day after officials ejected Green from a game for hitting Jusuf Nurkic of the Phoenix Suns in the head.<\/p>\n<p>That most recent incident cost Green an indefinite suspension that ended up lasting <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/draymond-green-reinstated-from-suspension-after-serving-12-games-for-striking-suns-c-jusuf-nurkic-224918110.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">only 12 games<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hence the reporter&rsquo;s observation that fans and teammates &ldquo;worry&rdquo; about the star forward.<\/p>\n<p>As one might expect from a player who obviously struggles with on-court <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-biden-flies-rage-dnc-farewell-speech-tells-numerous-lies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anger management<\/a>, Green wanted no part of it.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There are way more people in this world to worry about than me, that&rsquo;s for sure,&rdquo; Green said.<\/p>\n<p>The reporter persisted, however, so Green responded with an irrelevant biographical comment about how, as a boy, he would never have imagined himself being so successful and people still worrying about him.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They know the team needs you,&rdquo; the reporter replied, again persisting in a fruitless line of questioning.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So why are they worried?&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-nba-star-ejected-playoff-game-stomp-leaves-opponent-writhing-pain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Green<\/a> asked, smiling.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Because they know the team needs you &mdash; &rdquo; the reporter answered, before Green interrupted.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But they don&rsquo;t feed their families doing this,&rdquo; the player said.<\/p>\n<p>The exchange continued for more than a minute. The reporter reminded Green of his many suspensions and asked whether teammates could count on him being there every night. Green first said that he had been there for the team nearly every night anyway, and then brushed off the suspensions as things that happen in the normal course of a season.<\/p>\n<p>Still unconvinced of his endeavor&rsquo;s pointlessness, the reporter again pressed Green on possible changes in behavior.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know what would change,&rdquo; the player replied. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t get the question.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Then, perhaps not without cause, a smiling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-warriors-green-says-bucks-fan-threatened-fan-tossed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Green<\/a> reminded the reporter of the team&rsquo;s four championships.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think my mindset has helped us do some great things,&rdquo; Green said. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s pretty cool. So, it&rsquo;s all about how you spin it. I love how you&rsquo;re trying to spin it, but ain&rsquo;t my spin to it, player.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Readers may view the entire exchange in the YouTube video below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AV7YjYS5hH0?si=A21xltKYkPLMCuq5\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In the second half of the video above, the reporter&rsquo;s microphone sounded muted. Thus, a somewhat clearer version of that final minute&rsquo;s worth of question-and-answer appears in the clip below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This interaction between Draymond and a reporter after they said people are &ldquo;worried about him.&rdquo; &#128064; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lwGno5A3oI\">pic.twitter.com\/lwGno5A3oI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; 95.7 The Game (@957thegame) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/957thegame\/status\/1840802979034898900?\">September 30, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-furious-ca-restaurant-owner-confronts-inspectors-issuing-citation-are-you-gonna-pay-my-rent\/\" title=\"WATCH: Furious CA Restaurant Owner Confronts Inspectors Issuing Citation: \u2018Are You Gonna Pay My Rent?\u2019\">social media users<\/a> chastised Green for his lack of &ldquo;introspection&rdquo; and other alleged transgressions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It was a very fair question. He&rsquo;s capable of introspection and this was a great opportunity for that, disappointing he chose to blow it off.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Amir Talai &#128520; (@AmirTalai) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmirTalai\/status\/1840833709110333461?\">September 30, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The reporter meant that fans, coaches and teammates are to some degree worried that Draymond&rsquo;s antics might cost the team AGAIN. Fair question. Draymond side-stepped it by pretending it was a question about his wealth.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fr&eacute; Buffet (@DirtyBuffet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DirtyBuffet\/status\/1840810275697783117?\">September 30, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This dude is so out of touch! All the bad decisions he&rsquo;s made to hurt the team. We love the Warriors but as much as you help the team, you also hurt them.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Serenity (@Serenit53512035) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Serenit53512035\/status\/1840805245934309670?\">September 30, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>If former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-brings-back-lock-kamala-demands-impeachment-prosecution-handling-border-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> concludes his next hostile interaction with the establishment media by breaking out the phrase &ldquo;ain&rsquo;t my spin to it, player,&rdquo; then the Green news conference will have added something of immense value to our political discourse.<\/p>\n<p>Otherwise, on balance, the entire spectacle resembled a clown show.<\/p>\n<p>At first, one rolled one&rsquo;s eyes at Green&rsquo;s comments about achieving material success, as a black man or otherwise. That, of course, had no bearing on the reporter&rsquo;s comments about &ldquo;worry.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As the line of questioning continued, however, one increasingly grew irritated at the reporter&rsquo;s persistence. After all, if Green had apologies or even acknowledgments to make, he clearly did not intend to make them during a news conference.<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, the social media users who demanded some public act of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/conservative-pundit-matt-walsh-tricks-prominent-anti-racist-author-paying-reparations-producer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">self-flagellation<\/a> on Green&rsquo;s part probably need new priorities. That kind of scripted, Human Resource Department-approved performance does no one any good. If Green finds true humility and chooses to  it, so be it. 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During a news conference on Monday, Draymond Green, a four-time NBA champion with the Golden State Warriors, reacted sharply to a reporter&#8217;s absurd questions and responded with even more nonsensical answers. This led to some eloquent yet still silly reactions on social media. When a male reporter expressed concern for Green&#8217;s well-being, asking why fans and teammates were worried about him, Green interrupted to assert his success as a &#8220;successful black man in America.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>At 34 years old and having spent 12 seasons with the Warriors, Green has been integral to four championship teams and is recognized as one of the league\u2019s top defenders. However, his aggressive style has often caused issues for both himself and his team. The Sporting News highlighted several behavior-related penalties he faced since Game 5 of the 2016 NBA Finals\u2014two punishments occurred after altercations with teammates Kevin Durant and Jordan Poole.<\/p>\n<p>In an ironic twist within the NBA&#8217;s culture, verbal disputes have led to suspensions while physical confrontations resulted in fines. Recently, after being ejected for hitting Jusuf Nurkic during a game, Green received an indefinite suspension that lasted only 12 games.<\/p>\n<p>This context explains why the reporter noted that fans are concerned about him. Unsurprisingly for someone who struggles with anger management on the court, Green dismissed these worries by stating there are far more pressing issues in the world than his situation. The reporter continued probing about whether teammates could rely on him consistently due to past suspensions; however, Green downplayed these incidents as part of normal season dynamics.<\/p>\n<p>The exchange went back-and-forth for over a minute until it became clear that neither party was willing to concede ground\u2014the reporter pressed further while Green reminded him of their championships together.<\/p>\n<p>Social media users criticized Green for lacking self-reflection during this opportunity; they felt he sidestepped valid concerns regarding how his actions might impact team performance again in future games.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, this interaction resembled more of an entertainment spectacle than anything substantive or enlightening\u2014both parties left without gaining much respect from observers or addressing any real issues at hand<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2348193,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Green-news-conference.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[42108,42110,42109],"class_list":["post-2348192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-draymond-green","tag-nba-news","tag-reporter-exchange"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Green-news-conference.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2348192","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2348192"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2348192\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2348193"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2348192"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2348192"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2348192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}