Draymond Green recently reinstated, which also allowed the Golden State Warriors to be injured by Chris Paul. There is good news. Draymond Green also recently talked about his ban for playing Nurkic on his podcast. First, Draymond Green admits his mistake and expresses his remorse for his bad behavior at the time.
"I contacted Nurkic who was beaten in the game, did my post-match interview, and all those things, like I said then and now, I was wrong. Whatever I wanted to do, I was wrong, none of that mattered. ”
"Not only in the case of Rudy Gobert, I was wrong and went too far. I'm a guy who plays on the edge, I'm a guy who goes straight to the bottom line, and I don't hesitate to admit that I've crossed that line. ”
"For that, I apologize, I apologize to my family. I have caused a bad influence on my family, and I apologize for that. It hurts, it hurts. ”
"Joracob made a promise to me last summer for the next 4 years, and our conversation before that, I failed miserably. I apologize. ”
"Golden State Warriors, I always say that's my baby. Stephen, Klay, Steve, Bob, we were there from the beginning, like the Warriors today, and I let them down. ”
There is an old saying in China, which is called "Knowing mistakes can be corrected, and good is great." ”。Draymond Green admitted that he had been breaking the bottom line of competitive sportsmanship for many years, and he also expressed his apologies for this live broadcast. Draymond Green also specifically mentioned two injuries in the new season, but many fans didn't buy it because he didn't apologize to Mitchell.
Even if Draymond Green now admits that he "went too far" in the two wounding incidents, he can't get some of the fans' forgiveness for the reason. Because the outside world knows very well that Draymond Green apologized because his income had been devastated. On average, Draymond Green costs about $150,000 per game, and his 12-game ban so far this season has cost him $1.85 million.
In the 2023-24 season, Draymond Green's annual salary is only about $22 million, and since he has been suspended for 17 games, this also cost him about $2.6 million. As we all know, Draymond Green's style of play is so aggressive, he often brings small movements, deliberately injuring the opponent, so that the opponent's best players cannot maintain a good mentality and condition to play, in order to benefit the team.
This time, Draymond Green also emphasized that the Warriors are his "treasure", and expressed regret for the trust and disappointment of his teammates and key people on the team, and he has recognized the wrongness and seriousness of his actions. Draymond Green also revealed on the podcast that he threatened Adam Shaw with retirement because he was banned indefinitely.
Draymond Green said, "I told him, 'Adam, this is too much for me. It's too hard for me and I'm retiring. Adam said, you're making a very hasty decision, I'm not going to let you do that. ”
Draymond Green is estimated to be the first player in NBA history to be publicly suspended by the league for accumulating too many malicious fouls. Draymond Green also knows very well that if he is banned like this, he will lose all his salary, he has no income, and it is better to retire. This trick is quite good.
We all know that Draymond Green's suspension stems from a series of excesses he has committed on the field. Maliciously knocking down Mitchell, choking Gobert, boxing Nurkic. So far in the 2023-24 season, he has been expelled three times. Now, the league has announced that Draymond Green's suspension has been lifted. According to US media reports, Draymond Green will need another week before he can return to the court.
Draymond Green also talked about Kerr this time, saying that when he was suspended, Kerr talked to him. Draymond Green shared details of Kerr's visit that day when he received notice of his indefinite NBA ban.
"Coach Kerr came to see me after the ban notice came out and we sat in the yard. He cried, and I cried, because there was a bond between us, and we witnessed everything, both the highest and the lowest. ”
"He just said to me, I want you to end this the right way, I want us to end this the right way. And you're not doing that right now, so I want you to do what you have to do, into a space where you can do that and we can do that too. ”
"He said to me, I was very happy with your press conference that day, I am very proud. It's much better than the others. It says you took responsibility, you apologized, and I think wow, Draymond is moving in the right direction. So you've apologized before. ”
According to Draymond Green, Kerr also visited him personally after Draymond Green received an indefinite ban and when he led the team to complete training, hoping to give him some comfort.
Draymond Green emphasized the deep friendship between them, saying that they have experienced so many storms and waves together, and the friendship is deep-rooted. His appearance moved me to tears. Cole even said he was proud of Draymond Green's apology. Many fans** ridiculed Cole, it turned out that he deliberately hit someone in the game, and he only needed to apologize to be proud?
There are also many fans who say that this is just a scene. Draymond Green's hurtful actions were all approved by Cole and praised by the league. Otherwise, it would not be possible to punish him now. To put it bluntly, the league wants to support young teams, just like the Golden State Warriors back then. So, they had to correct some of the Warriors' unconventional moves.
Cole's indulgence led to an indefinite ban for Draymond Green, and neither of them knew they had overdone it. Kerr shed tears for his indulgence of Draymond Green's indefinite ban because he lost his job because of his guilt. Draymond Green shed tears because he was banned indefinitely, which meant that he would not have a bigger income to support his family life.