The 2024-25 NBA season hasn’t even begun and Draymond Green is already getting into tense back-and-forths with people. During Green’s press conference on media day, The San Francisco Chronicle’s Scott Ostler stated that people worry about him and that didn’t sit too well with the Golden State Warriors forward.
Scott Ostler: “You know people worry about you, fans, maybe your teammates.”
Draymond Green: “Why do they worry about me? I’m a successful Black man in America doing incredibly well. What’s to worry about me?”
Ostler: “They worry about you.”
Green: “There are way more people in this world to worry about than me. That’s for sure.”
Ostler: “Right, but we’re here now. So.”
Green: “We’re all here. I don’t think you should worry about me.”
Ostler: “Okay.”
Green: “I’m doing pretty well. If you were to told me when I was 13 years old in Saginaw, Michigan, without a pot to piss in, that you’d be sitting here and somebody would say they’re worried about you, I would have probably told them they were out of their mind, if I’d be sitting here and they’d be worried about me.”
Ostler: “Well, they’re worried for themselves too. They want to know… they know the team needs you.”
Green: “Why are they worried?”
Ostler: “Because they know the team needs you.”
Green: “They don’t feed their families doing this. I’m here. I’ve been here for 13 years now.”
Ostler: “You’re going to be here every night?”
Green: “Been here pretty much every night for 13 years.
Ostler: “How much so?”
Green: “Very much so.”
Ostler: “You’ve missed some.”
Green: “We all have. Look, Kevon Looney played 82 games two years in a row and everybody was celebrating. We all miss games.”
Ostler: “No, what I’m talking about, they want to know if you’re going to be here like mentally.”
Green: “I’m always here.”
Ostler: “You’ve been suspended.”
Green: “And? Suspensions, the guideline of getting suspended is something that’s in place because it’s a possibility.”
Ostler: “Nothing changed in that respect?”
Green: “I don’t know what would change. I don’t get the question. I think my mindset has helped us do some great things. That’s pretty cool. It’s all about how you spin it. I love how you try and spin it, but it ain’t my spin to it, player. It’s good.”
Draymond doesn't want anyone worrying about him this season 😬 pic.twitter.com/UvekBrWnjR
— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) September 30, 2024
This was just so awkward. I am not sure why Ostler kept going as it was fairly clear he wasn’t going to get the kind of response he was looking for from Green. I also think he could have put up those questions in a better way, but I do get the point he was trying to make.
If I was part of the Warriors’ front office, I would be worried about Green. The four-time All-Star is someone you’d want on the court at all times, as he is one of the best players on the team, but you basically have to pray he stays out of trouble and doesn’t do anything reckless.
Green was suspended twice last season, first for putting Rudy Gobert in a chokehold and then for striking Jusuf Nurkic in the face. Following the Nurkic incident, the 34-year-old had to undergo counseling, which lets you know that people were indeed worried about him.
Hopefully, Green stays out of trouble in 2024-25, so that the only thing we talk about when it comes to him, is his play on the court. The 2017 DPOY averaged 8.6 points, 7.2 rebounds, 6.0 assists, 1.0 steals, and 0.9 blocks per game in 2023-24, and look for him to continue being that Swiss army knife for the Warriors next season.
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