Following the Warriors and Suns game, Draymond Green publicly addressed tensions with Kevin Durant on his podcast, criticizing Durant's questioning of his character and calling the actions of both Durant and Jusuf Nurkic 'cowardly'. DeMarcus Cousins also entered the fray, criticizing Nurkic for his post-game comments about Green. The series of events highlighted ongoing disputes among NBA players, with Green taking his grievances public through various statements, including a notable mention of a previous incident involving a call to Durant from a parking lot and actually hitting a shot.
Draymond called KD from the parking lot because he knew the Warriors couldn't beat LeBron. To go off at KD and call him out the way he did has pissed off a lot of fans! https://t.co/AnrmVDiiJ1
From calling KD in the parking lot to blatantly calling him out on his podcast. Draymond went off at both KD and Nurkic after Warriors' dub vs the Suns. https://t.co/hW08afch44
DRAYMOND: "They expect to win with that guy...You are infamously known for getting traded to get you out of the way of Joker...Him & KD questioned my character before. I think all of it was really cowardly." @TheVolumeSports https://t.co/KPIhQXQkQO https://t.co/3sIw5raiPK
Draymond Green calls out Kevin Durant: “You go and question somebody’s character in front of the whole word? That’s whack. I think they’re all whack, both of them.” (via @TheVolumeSports) https://t.co/veoztPLVUF
Draymond Green speaks on Kevin Durant after the Warriors and Suns game. “All of that was built up tension. You gone question somebody’s character. You got my phone number.” https://t.co/PdmXUP0c9Z
Draymond calling out KD 👀 https://t.co/3lmthpeXEv
Draymond Green went from calling KD in the parking lot to actually hitting a shot https://t.co/tmvdA24QTa
DeMarcus Cousins called out Jusuf Nurkic for telling reporters postgame that Draymond Green "didn't learn anything" and "doesn't deserve a chance." H/T @Rachel__Nichols https://t.co/udZ6A4vT2a