The Minnesota Timberwolves took note of Draymond Green’s comments about Karl-Anthony Towns and Rudy Gobert.
Green criticized Minnesota’s big men on TNT’s “Inside the NBA” during the Western Conference semifinals between the Dallas Mavericks and Timberwolves. He referred to Gobert as “BBQ chicken” while defending Mavericks star Luka Dončić and accused Towns of lying about his pregame preparation.
The Timberwolves were upset by Green’s comments and planned to avoid on-court interviews with Green and the panel following their Game 4 victory over Dallas, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic, who cited team sources.
“[Anthony] Edwards was surrounded by a tight-knit team, one with such good chemistry that it decided as a group that no player would appear on TNT’s “Inside the NBA” postgame program following their victory in Game 4 in Dallas, team sources told The Athletic.” Charania wrote.
“The decision was a sign of support for Gobert and Towns, who were the subject of derisive and seemingly personal criticism from panelist and Golden State forward Draymond Green.”
In the series, no Timberwolves player appeared on “Inside the NBA” again.
Only because their season ended abruptly after a humiliating Game 5 defeat on Thursday.
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Draymond sends a message to the Indiana Fever following Clark’s viral foul.
Draymond Green is frequently scrutinized for his involvement in numerous altercations, but no one doubts his brotherly loyalty to his Warriors teammates. The 12-year NBA veteran takes no flak from anyone.
The WNBA’s Indiana Fever, led by rookie and former Iowa basketball star Caitlin Clark, must learn from Green and improve their mutual defense.
On Saturday, Golden State’s bruiser addressed the issue directly in an Instagram comment area.
Draymond Green has joined the #WNBA conversation.
— Vanshay Murdock (@VanshayM). On June 1, 2024, Green mentioned Clark receiving a flagrant-1 penalty from Sky guard Chennedy Carter during a game against Indiana and Chicago on Saturday.
The play has created a lot of criticism on social media, prompting Green to comment on the Fever franchise.
The WNBA verified that Chennedy Carter’s foul on Caitlin Clark from yesterday’s game has been escalated to a Flagrant 1 by @alexaphilippou.pic.twitter.com/o7QzaFRkL5.
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports), June 2, 2024.
Green understands what it’s like to be on both sides of a cheap shot. Throughout his illustrious career, the four-time NBA All-Star has received 150 technical fouls and 19 ejections, with Green receiving four ejections, 13 technical fouls, and two suspensions in the 2023-24 season.
He missed 27 Warriors games this season, 16 of which were due to on-court altercations. Green also missed the majority of Golden State’s game against the Orlando Magic after being ejected from the Kia Center floor in the first quarter.
Draymond got dismissed for these two technical fouls in the first quarter… pic.twitter.com/Nm3htPW6GT
— Warriors on NBC Sports (@NBCSWarriors), March 27, 2024
Green tells the Fever to find a player with his energy level to defend Clark. Clark, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft, has a target on her back from competing veterans; it’s all part of the job.
Carter told reporters after the game, “I ain’t answering no Caitlin Clark questions” (h/t NBC 5 Chicago), but subsequently questioned Clark’s basketball skills beyond her 3-point shooting in a Threads post.
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