Golden State Warriors’ Draymond Green speaks during an NBA basketball media availability in Toronto, Friday, May 31, 2019. The Warriors take on Toronto Raptors in Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday. The Raptors lead the series 1-0. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)
Draymond Green isn’t shy to become the villain to opposing teams be it on the basketball floor or outside of it.
Golden State’s brash forward was once fined $35,000 for his cryptic tweets “which impugned the integrity of NBA officiating” back in April, and he was also seen several times kicking the nether regions of his opponents.
Just before Game 2 of the NBA Finals between the Warriors and Toronto, Green once again said some words that would raise eyebrows of practically anyone who watches the league.
Green said he and his teammates feel everyone in the United States are against them in the finals because of what the Warriors did them in the past.
“People in the States are rooting against us because we beat all their teams, so it’s all good you know,” said Green during the Warriors’ press conference h/t to NBA on TNT.
“When you’re at the top no one’s cheering for you to stay there, they want to see you fall. That’s kind of the mind of most human beings so it’s all good. Their team’s sitting at home with them.”
The only club the Warriors have yet to beat, though, are the Raptors.
Toronto’s Game 1 win over Golden State marked the Warriors’ third straight win over the Warriors this season, two were in the regular season.
Green, however, isn’t too bothered with the one-game deficit.
“We know what it takes to win a championship, we don’t need to reach for any motivation,” said Green. “If winning a championship is not enough, you have other issues.”