The Golden State Warriors were touted as one of the best teams ahead of the 2022-23 NBA season. But over the last few months, it has become that the Dubs need a lot of improvements to reach that level.
Moreover, as of now, the Warriors are in an even deeper hole due to the absence of Stephen Curry. Curry is currently dealing with an injury and, as a result, is sidelined for several weeks. During Steph’s absence, the likes of Draymond Green, Jordan Poole, and Klay Thompson are expected to step up and fill in the gap.
Unfortunately, they failed to do so against the Brooklyn Nets as Kevin Durant led the Nets to an easy victory over the Warriors. Many were shocked that the Warriors were down by 40 points by halftime.
Has Draymond Green Changed?
Draymond Green is usually known for his supreme aggression and the ability to get inside the head of his opponents. More often than not, Green uses trash talk to achieve that goal.
He tried to do the same against Kevin Durant in the Warriors’ recent matchup against the Nets. But for some reason, the 4x NBA champion followed the trash talk up with an apology directed towards Kyrie Irving, who was present in street clothes to support his team.
Draymond and KD talking trash and Kyrie gets involved from the bench. Dray yells at Kyrie “I’M SORRY KAI, MY FAULT KAI” 😂😂😂
pic.twitter.com/9oc4M8tEsF
— TheWarriorsTalk (@TheWarriorsTalk) December 22, 2022
In the clip, Green can be seen apologizing to Kyrie with a gesture while also yelling, ‘I’m sorry Kai.’ Now, this is something rare, and NBA fans were quick to react to it on Twitter.
Draymond is only tough with 23 year old teammates
— justfax (@justfax15) December 22, 2022
Y’all don’t know what sarcasm looks like under this thread and it’s showing. pic.twitter.com/PcUYeRuPGs
— YADIGØ🐑 (@yadigolofi) December 22, 2022
context? LMAO im so confused
— 30 is the GOAT PG (@SplashFamilyGSW) December 22, 2022
https://twitter.com/noirnolan/status/1605750847299649537
LeBron James has made Draymond submissive 💀💀
— Meloismybabbydaddy (@Melobabbydaddy) December 22, 2022
He can't guard Kai
He shouldn't talk himself into a 50 ball lmao
— Rich Walton (@EmmanuelDntDoIT) December 22, 2022
games like this I wish players would be micd up
— m (@squeezergeeza) December 22, 2022
That’s next level
— Log (@Miller22Logan) December 22, 2022
That shit funny
— Brick Flair (@Corkey910) December 22, 2022
https://twitter.com/jc_deguzman17/status/1605749526005850112
After the initial shock, most fans realized that Green was his usual self and was simply being sarcastic to Kyrie. Either way, it was great to see Green apologizing, albeit in a sarcastic way. He even wanted Patrick Baldwin Jr. to guard KD at one point in the game.
Draymond Green to Patrick Baldwin Jr. during a timeout: "F**K it, you got KD."
— C.J. Holmes (@HolmesScribe) December 22, 2022
But on a serious note, the Warriors need to find a way to win games regularly this season. Otherwise, they seem destined to have a mediocre regular season after winning the NBA Championship last season.
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