'People worry about you': Draymond Green bizarrely questioned by journalist who insists his suspensions are a problem



Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green faced a strange line of questioning from a reporter who insisted people are worried about him.

During a press conference, a media member stepped up to the mic without introducing himself and asked, "Draymond, you know people worry about you? Fans, many of your teammates—"

'I would have told them they're out of their mind!'

"Why they worry about me?" Green interrupted. "I am a successful black man in America doing incredibly well."

"They worry about you," the reporter continued.

"There are way more people in this world to worry about than me, that's for sure," Green continued from the podium.

"But we're here now," the reporter strangely stated.

"We're all here; I don't think you should worry about me," Green replied.

Most viewers interpreted the reporter's line of questioning as meaning fans and teammates are concerned with 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 from separate incidents.

In December 2023, he missed 12 games after a flagrant foul when he swung his arm into a Phoenix Suns player's face.

The month prior, he was suspended five games after an altercation with the Minnesota Timberwolves.

With two more suspensions the year prior and six total in his career, Green has lost $3,223,073 in salary, according to Spotrac numbers.

Despite this, he is a four-time NBA champion.

The forward continued his exchange with the reporter and explained that if he knew as a child how successful he would become, he wouldn't imagine some one saying they should be worried about him.

"If someone told me, 'They're worried about you,' I would have told them they're out of their mind!" Green explained.

"[Fans] are worried for themselves, too. They know the team needs you," the reporter replied again.

"So why are they worried?" Green asked while smiling. "They don't feed their families doing this," the player said, interrupting the reporter's response.

"And you've been here every night?" the reporter said snidely.

Green went on to defend himself, saying that suspension guidelines are in place because it is "a possibility." He added that many other of his teammates had missed games, and the fact his Warriors teammate Kevon Looney played a full season was celebrated.

"I think my mindset has helped us do some great things," Green concluded, before delivering one of his all-time greatest remarks.

"That's pretty cool. So it's all about how you spin it. I love how you're trying to spin it, but it ain't my spin to it, player."

For reference, five-time NBA champion and known agitator Dennis Rodman was suspended 11 times throughout his career.

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Team USA superstars call out American media after winning gold medal: 'Teach these people some loyalty'



NBA superstars Kevin Durant and Draymond Green sharply criticized American media on Saturday after Team USA won the gold medal for men's basketball in the Tokyo Olympics.

What is the background?

Last month, ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins, a former NBA player himself, voiced doubt about Team USA's ability to win the gold medal.

"I'm not confident at all," Perkins said. "And it's no disrespect but you look at the players they have [Durant], [Green]— they play cute, right? In a good way, right. They get buckets? They're not guys that are going to go down there and mix it up in the trenches."

Perkins added that other teams played more physically, which he said was key to winning basketball games in the Olympics.

The comments, from Perkins and other sports commentators, followed two back-to-back losses by Team USA in exhibition games prior to the Olympics. The losses were notable because Team USA rarely loses basketball games on the world stage.

What did the athletes say?

After Team USA beat France to win the gold medal, Durant, who scored 29 points en route to victory, blasted critics on social media. He was joined by Green.

"Everybody who said we were going to take the L— they had some power rankings out," Durant began before being interrupted, referring to FIBA rankings.

"Kendrick Perkins, you talk a lot of s***, a lot of s***. Act like you're American," Green interrupted.

Durant then continued, "They had some power rankings out. They had us fourth behind Slovenia. Come on, man. Talking about they're catching up to us, like, are you serious? This skill is unmatched, you dig? ... I had to talk my s*** real quick."

(Content Warning:This video contains strong language):

“I had to talk to my sh*t real quick” KD and Draymond letting the doubters have it! 🤣🤣 https://t.co/htDBi1A2vt

— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) 1628313729.0

Green continued his criticism of American media — and Perkins, in particular — at a post-game press conference in which he explained why winning gold in Tokyo felt a "lot sweeter" than winning gold in the 2016 Olympics, citing "doubters."

You turn on American sports talk TV, and you got guys like Kendrick Perkins, you know, doubting us. Somebody needs to teach these people some loyalty. How about you cheer for your country? But then when guys don't play, "Oh, you need to go represent the country." And then you lose, hit a little bump in the road. And everybody's, "Oh, everybody's caught America." You are an American, too. Act like it.

Do your job. You know, I do some media stuff. I understand doing your job. But, when you talk about a special group, you better be sure you're right. And a lot of people got it wrong. And trust me, I'll be posting those guys. I'll be posting everybody I found who said something. No one holds people accountable anymore, but I will.

For his part, Perkins congratulated Team USA on Twitter, but said he was going to "keep talking my Sh$t."