Draymond Green last week became the first active player to combine his sports career with that of a TV consultant. Currently injured, the interior of the Warriors does not have his tongue in his pocket, and if his analyzes are relevant, he does not hesitate to make fun of certain little comrades either. Especially when he talks to the Shaq and Charles Barkley, free tackle specialists, and Kenny Smith asks him to quote a player who had taken very badly not to be selected.
“One thing I can assure you is that if I hadn’t been chosen, I wouldn’t have cried. 100% I can assure you” answers Draymond Green. “My answer has to be Rudy. The guy had cried on TV when he hadn’t been All-Star. Thank goodness he did the next three. “
On the set, amidst laughter, Charles Barkley replies: “ Leave him alone !“
“He’s a Frenchman, he’s sensitive…”
And Draymond Green to add a layer: “ We can’t cry Chuck! I said it at the time, and I got fucked up on Twitter. I’m still going to get killed on Twitter, but we can’t cry.“
And Charles Barkley to whisper to him: He’s a Frenchman, he’s sensitive…“
Failing to cry, like Rudy Gobert in 2019, Draymond Green forgets that he had a bad time last spring when he was not chosen among the three finalists for the Defensive Player Of The Year trophy. At the time, already, he had attacked Rudy Gobert, rather than Ben Simmons or Bam Adebayo, the two other finalists.
” We haven’t selected a single player capable of leading the game through defense he had complained. ” I think what Gobert is doing on the ball side is incredible. I think the way he protects the circle is amazing. But defense is more than protecting the circle. We do not evaluate the defense as we evaluate the attack. On offense, there is no situation where you don’t want Steph Curry on the field. There is no situation where you don’t want James Harden on the pitch. There is no situation where you don’t want LeBron James on the court. And guess what? There is no defensive situation where you don’t want me on the pitch. Everyone says, ‘Look, this guy is the league leader in steals…Look, he’s the leader in blocks’. But is there a way to hinder these defenders? For most guys, yes. On the other hand, there is no situation where I am uncomfortable. “
