Rich Eisen Reacts to the NBA Suspending Draymond Green Indefinitely | The Rich Eisen Show

Rich Eisen and the guys react to the NBA suspending Golden State Warriors F Draymond Green indefinitely for his latest on-court incident.
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[@donaldpriola1807]

He's stomped on players, kicked them in the nuts, choked guys, punched teammates...it just goes on; he probably should have been suspended other times, too. The NBA has to do this, because he's a nightmare for the public image of the league--and Adam Silver won't have that. He's a large guy, and could have concussed Nurk, or seriously hurt someone.

[@k1To12310]

Then don’t be mad when the league is sensitive and soft then , cuz this is how you felt about the violent stuff lol

[@SVRonin]

Draymond would have been amazing on the Bad Boy Pistons

[@SRF_1031]

Adam Silvers a joke. Only suspended him "indefinitely" bc of pressure & public opinion

[@billyyank5807]

Sabonis grabbed his leg and impeded his movement. Sabonis had it coming.

[@candidfob8423]

@@billyyank5807 cap, Sabonis hit his head on the way down, he was trying to protect himself. Green stomped on him cuz he's a manchild with no impulse control

[@itr0863]

It doesn’t matter what the NBA does. It’s more important that Steve Kerr and the staff don’t do anything about it. They are the biggest enablers

[@redguard2529]

Exactly! Kerr and the front office created this monster.

[@enoughunwa]

Draymond is a grown man. He knows what actions are out of line. It's nobodies fault or responsibility but HIS. Blaming the warriors is just an excuse for his ridiculous behavior

[@nickhewes6860]

​@@enoughunwaWhen a child misbehaves, people look to the parents. Better parents produce better children. Kerr refuses to admit any of Greene's wrongdoing, ever.

[@JustMeELC]

​@@enoughunwaNo the Warriors made up excuse after excuse FOR YEARS enabling the bs 🙄

[@enoughunwa]

@@nickhewes6860 that's my point he's not a child. And Kerr has tried to reprimand him several times. He's basically a loose cannon I don't think there's anything anybody can say or do to change his behavior

[@jeffkan1]

Barkley said it best in an interview with Dan Patrick ... when Charles was at the end of his career, he knew he couldn't play like he used to ... he started playing dirty. Of the 6 suspensions that Draymond has, as surprising as it sounds, 4 of the 6 have happened in the last 10 months. My guess is that Green realizes he's on the downward slide, and so the dirty play, even for him, has gone up big time, so much that he's been suspended FOUR TIMES in 10 months over 2 seasons.

[@treehugger47]

I heard that interview and totally agree. It’s a shame Golden State hasn’t held him accountable.

[@ownedinc4274]

It is time to begin discussing the failure of Stere Kerr and Warriors ownership/management to handle this situation. Are the Warriors really better with Green? Would they have gotten better value by trading him away? How much does his behavior negatively impact the productivity of the rest of the team? Does Green's misconduct raise the level of play of his teammates, or does it bring it down? Does the argument that his "enthusiasm" motivates his peers continue to have any credibility? How many championships have the Warriors last by keeping Green on the team? Kerr and Warriors leadership seem to be dropping the ball.

[@RC-ro4gq]

it's not their fault, it's your fault for watching the NBA

[@gsisemore]

He cost them only 1 championship, 2016. Besides that when he is on the court he is a huge contributor. This man has won multiple DPOTYs and facilitates the whole offense. Last year could’ve been different but they were not winning the title without Wiggins and GP2 and who missed practically the whole season. Also, I don’t think anyone was getting through the healthy Nuggets last year. He’s not costing them a title this year, they’re kinda terrible minus their bench and Steph.

[@gsisemore]

Also KD wanted to win on his own, he would’ve left golden state anyway.

[@ownedinc4274]

Yes! But I have stopped watching.@@RC-ro4gq

[@w3x8m2173]

They have certainly lost the ability to control him and it’s gone way too far but to question his on court credentials is foolish. The lost a championship in 2016 because he was suspended but that wasn’t the only reason. He dropped 35 in game 7 and had phenomenal play when on the court. They don’t win in their other championship years without him either. They needed his defense/size to throw at lebron in 2015. They wouldn’t have gotten past the rockets teams because if he wasn’t there it would’ve been Javale McGee or Zaza getting cooked on iso switches not to mention they always went into PnR late and when the trap came it dropped into him to play 4 on 3. 2022 Celtics continuously played curry 1 on 1 or in drop and let him shoot over the top. Historically everyone else would trap but they decided they’d rather let curry shoot than let Draymond attack 4 on 3s downhill. His antics are childish and embarrassing but his level of play cannot be questioned

[@jamesgoss1860]

The Warriors have been coddling this guy too long. I'm a fan and have seen all this from close up. This has been happening for over 7 years. They tolerated the bad because of all the good. He cost the team a championship by first kicking Adams in the nuts and taking LeBron's bait, putting the team out of whack for games 5-7. Granted, Steph was playing hurt from slipping in Houston and then they lost Bogut, but he opened the floodgates of the collapse. When times got awkward with Durant, he blew up the relationship. When the team should have been on a title defense, he put a dark cloud over the team by punching Jordan Poole, which over a year later is still hanging over the team. Bob Myers was wise to get out before having to face the music of the team dysfunction.

[@gregrizzo8054]

If you are truly a fan you recognize his intensity on the court played a huge part in building a modern NBA dynasty and winning 4 titles. Is it old and tired, for sure. FWIW, I suspect almost every other person in the Warriors organization wanted to punch Poole in the mouth and were happy someone finally did. The dude got a huge bag of money and would not shut up. His perfomance in DC is exactly who he would have continued to be with GS.

[@candidfob8423]

@@gregrizzo8054 so delusional. It doesn't matter if he was too cocky for his own right or not, he was a young player in your organization who helped win you a championship the previous season and he didn't deserved to get sucker punched by someone he considered to be one of his vets. And then to top it off, Steve Kerr addresses the media and doesn't support Poole at all - in fact the only thing Kerr was concerned about was how the video got leaked. What message does that send to guys like Kuminga and Moody? It says that the vets legacy is more important than the current team and that the young players have to bend over backwards in order to not step on the older player's ego...

[@gregrizzo8054]

@@candidfob8423 yeah, sometimes people get exactly what they deserve. Poole got exactly what he deserved and recently so did Dray with an indefinite suspension. We are all responsible for our actions and i'd be willing to bet all the young players on GS's roster were thrilled he was sent packing. Every single player on their roster would take Dray over Poole, as would every single coach, because thats exactly what happened.

[@dereknicolson1277]

@@gregrizzo8054 Fights happen in practice all the time and that's completely normal and acceptable within the team. Sucker punches for being called an expensive back pack to Steph probably crossed the line. He is a bully and his intensity is fine within the game until he becomes a dirty player which is where he is increasingly. The only reason he continues to do so is because the Warriors enable most of it and because there are no more enforcers in the league to stop him. Suspensions mean nothing to him and I do not think a team is going to send a 10th man or G-leaguer out there to "handle it". He learned from the Bad Boy Pistons and that is how he will continue until the league, the team or another player "ends it".

[@gregrizzo8054]

@@dereknicolson1277 I completely agree 100% with everything you wrote. He needs to sit for a long time and both the league and the team need to tell him that any more suspensions will result in termination of playing privileges.

[@charlesfaure1189]

Psychopaths always lie, always blame their victim, always have an excuse. And that hand in front of the mouth when he says he didn't intend to hit his victim is a serious tell.

[@shyjames83]

Thank you for your amateur-hour psychoanalysis 🙄 Draymond is a dirty player and had a bs excuse, but that doesn't make him a psychopath...psychopaths, like TED BUNDY, have zero empathy or conscience. Draymond is a dirty player, but he's not that

[@butkusfan23]

@@shyjames83the guy chokes and hits people and then blamed them as he lies and shows no remorse. That’s not an official diagnosis, but those are all signs of a psychopath. It’s not a reach or stretch of any kind to label him as such. And if you knew anything about body language, you’d know the OP is correct. Please educate yourself before getting upset and telling others they’re wrong.

[@pretzelhunt]

lol, you've GOT to come up with a less homicidal, less dated reference than ol' Teddy boy...@@shyjames83

[@gregrizzo8054]

@@butkusfan23 Yeah it's a huge stretch to label a basketball player that commits technical fouls and gets ejected from GAMES as a psychopath. Is he over the top in what he does on the court? Obviously. Does he need to control himself better? For sure. Relax Dude, he's not hurt one single player ever. No player that Dray has taken on has ever even had to leave the game because of the injury inflicted upon him. EVER. Stop with the over the top analysis of how bad the dude is. Its pathetic.

[@butkusfan23]

@@gregrizzo8054 making excuses for it and putting the word “games” in all caps does not change the facts.

[@user-cf7ny4kg6r]

It is always sickening to see a bully commit violent acts against others, whether those acts take place in a playground, a school, or a basketball court. Many people have been scarred for life after being mistreated by bullies.

[@joeplem5329]

It's not that hard to stop a bully honestly smh.

[@stevej.7926]

@@joeplem5329well apparently when that bully helps people make ridiculous sums of money, it is

[@TGRRAG01]

Agree with you. This isn't basketball. This isn't sport. This is a consistent pattern of battery and assault of others. It's damn near criminal. If he did half this stuff in a public place he'd be serving time.

[@bidensucsbigdickskalmadrin6877]

boo hoo

[@chadbinette3201]

Bully? I'ld say FAKE tough guy. Draymond takes nut shots, stomps on players when they're down, comes from behind with head locks and the only instance when draymond actually squared up with a players it was poole who is half his size and his teammate! I'm sure poole wasn't expecting his teammate and "leader" to cold cock him in practice.

[@AB-ri9qo]

This guy literally sucker punched his own teammate, and the organization did nothing. Draymond’s conduct is beyond, suspend him for the remainder of the season. David Stern would never let this go on in this manner.

[@JustMeELC]

100%

[@VelhaGuardaTricolor]

25 games for punching Nurkic 35 games for showing incredulity for being ejected 55 games for saying he did not mean to hit him

[@mathewdistefano2489]

Draymond is a narcissist. He can hit all of these players and it’s never “intentional”. He never takes full blame. He always gives some crappy excuse to explain himself. He’s always using plausible deniability. A real man will take full responsibility and admit it when they’re wrong, something draymond has never done. I could care less if I ever see his tackling prowess on an nba court again.

[@ryansheldonart6358]

Bare minimum should be rest of the season including playoffs

[@transa0710]

He does not belong in HOF, period!

[@SirVic42]

It's basketball. Everyone gets in that HOF. They have a quota every year so they can have an induction ceremony that is really just a money-making event. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame has become a marketing gimmick more than an organization truly dedicated to honoring the best players & coaches of the game. Chris Webber was inducted, and he was a well-known choke artist in his playing career and won nothing. There are probably 30+ current players that will eventually be inducted.

[@revan3841]

I agree. Hall of Really Good maybe, but he's not HOF to me.

[@leekslounge]

How do you get help for someone who says "I'm gonna be who I am, no apologies." The Warriors as an organization have enabled him to the point where there's no help that will change him. Those little kids that you used to see acting a fool at the toy store? They're grownups now.

[@evanpenn1]

If I was Nurkic, I would be very calm until they played again. Then at some point in the game, when the opportunity presented itself, I would close-line Green as hard and as viscously as humanly possible. Then I would shrug my shoulders and say it was unintentional. Let the chips fall where they may.

[@KevinLuna]

We do not NEED TO KEEP SAYING HALL OF FAME CAREER. His numbers compared to any PF HOF is not even close. Maybe in rings, but that's it

[@jacobb8202]

Yes his numbers are bad compared to other hof pf but he easily has a hall of fame career because of his defense. He is one of the most versatile defenders ever

[@ByFee]

Dont out yourself, he's a no doubt HOF.

[@harshcritick]

His numbers aren't crazy because PER mostly values scoring and scoring efficiency. Just like Dennis Rodman he's going to get in because of elite defense and assisting.

[@chuckcribbs3398]

Good. He deserves to be suspended permanently. He’s a thug. And a liar.

[@ijdgaf323]

Oh no. We’re not playing the mental health excuse. Draymond is simply an A-Hole who’s gotten slaps on the wrist until now.

[@mrbillyjackson]

Mental health could very well be at the root of this. Though my problems stemming from mental health are different from DG, I know from a life of experience that mental health can be the root of stuff. However, mental health has never been an excuse for my behavior. Something can be a root cause yet not be an excuse. Still, it needs to be addressed.

[@jonmull5815]

The Jordan Poole punch was the nail in the Warriors’ dynasty coffin.

[@veljkocetnik3050]

in on court scuffle in LA-Rockets game in 1977, not knowing that he intended to break up the fight, Washington hit Rudy Tomjanovich with a short right-hand punch. The blow, which took Tomjanovich by surprise, fractured his face about one-third of an inch (8 mm) away from his skull and left Tomjanovich unconscious in a pool of blood in the middle of the arena..leaving him sidelined for five months, almost killed him. His skull was dislocated and spinal fluid was leaking from his brain. Now Adam Silver knows the danger when a guy of Draymond size and strength - and Kermit Washington was about Draymond size - hits someone with full force, NBA stands to lose a lot of money if someone gets hurt like Rudy..or worse..

[@gregrizzo8054]

Not one single player that has been on the wrong side of Drays fouls has ever even needed to leave the game even for 1 second. Comparing the incident you just wrote about and Drays behavior is like comparing your kidde pool to the pacific ocean. Stop with the over the top analysis of how dangerous he his, its pathetic, and just shows how soft our current NBA fans are.

[@veljkocetnik3050]

@@gregrizzo8054 so he softly hit jordan pool? I wouldnt say so, its just luck. washington didnt try to hurt tomjanovich eithet.. so youre wrong as you can see from nba and adam silver reaction. or you know better then nba?

[@stevenjohnson7720]

Kermit almost killed Tomjanovich with that punch. He changed the way Rudy Tomjanovich looked. These NBA players are giants with super human coordination and strength compared to most everyone else. When they throw punches and connect, it puts people's lives in danger.

[@stevenjohnson7720]

​@@gregrizzo8054 Dude, he hit him pretty damn hard with that spinning, spastic flailing if the arms and elbow. If he would have connected with his nose like Kermit did, he would have been taken off on a stretcher. You know that's true.

[@gregrizzo8054]

@@stevenjohnson7720 Stop it, The Euro fake flop was classic soccer sniper hit and fall to sell it for the foul and the crowd. My ex girlfriend slapped me harder when I told her i slept with her sister.

[@greglp776]

Keep him out of the NBA for....EVER

[@VelhaGuardaTricolor]

Long overdue

[@CalixtoErico]

Rich, DG is not a hall of famer. That's okay. He has been successful and well rewarded as a professional. The HOF should be for players and careers who cannot be repeated and were bright and unique. DG has simply been a tough defender on a great team with repeated, well documented and detrimental poor conduct.

[@gregrizzo8054]

Dude if you think he was only a tough defender you havn't watched any Warriors basketball. The offense ran through him for most of their title seasons. He averaged 8-10 assists during all their playoff runs and the better part of 10 rebounds. Tough defenders dont win DPOY awards and finish first or second team defense most seasons. The man guarded all 5 positions on the court year in year out. Half if not more of NBA players are TOUGH defenders, the dude was a top 10 defender most of his career. You saying he's not a hall of fame player just shows your team got schooled consistently by him and the Warriors and you can't get over it.

[@TJ-ht3jb]

​@@gregrizzo8054those are not HOF numbers.

[@DirtyDirkDiggler]

Draymond Green is a ticking time bomb. It’s almost inevitable that he is going to end up doing something foolish that causes permanent damage to a player and then everyone will discuss if there were any red flags/how we could have prevented this from happening. Just a matter of time and statistics. 🤔 🤷‍♂️

[@paulrogers6037]

The Warriors failed Durant, Poole, their players, the team, the league and the fanbase. When does it stop? Who makes it stop?

[@silvergold2140]

Draymond only makes it stop, when he goes full time in his podcast, future...

[@k1To12310]

How about your team?

[@SYLin-rs8ob]

Nah poole failed himself 😂😂😂

[@dentatusdentatus1592]

Poole failed to duck. 🤕🤕🤕

[@dave474c]

Let it keep playing out. GS imploding and falling to pieces is dramatic comedy at it's finest.

[@Lora-G]

Last straw for me was the uninterrupted F bombs at the champions parade ceremony with thousands of kids listening and no negative feedback from ANYONE😢

[@GH-oi2jf]

The Hall of Fame should have a Hall of Shame room for great athletes who can’t behave.

[@steveraimee486]

Draymond Green does NOT belong in the hall of fame. Because he was never good enough, not because of the unsportsmanlike behavior

[@emersons6896]

Y’all don’t know basketball.

[@steveraimee486]

Barkley was great. Green isn’t, and never was. At his best, he was a key piece. Go look at his career averages. He’s a triple single machine

[@PeggieWalter-l6m]

Two questions. 1. Why hasn't the Warriors ownership fired him? Nearly all modern contracts have a clause about extreme behaviors. Perhaps losing all of his income will have some impact. 2. Why is no one talking about the real victim, Nurkic? Perhaps it is time for Nurk to file a lawsuit for assault and battery and collusion from the NBA (clearly their responses to Green's behavior have been ineffective). Everyone talks about giving DG help, well what about the real victims here? Jordan Poole got punched and no effective response from the team. Now it's Nurk's "turn" so where is his empathy/help?

[@ruggedland]

He is on a mission to bash every Euro player in this league

[@alfrancisco3053]

It's interesting you say that bc yes the last 3 players he hit were Euro players Gobert, Sabonis and Jurkic

[@dwitt4574]

DG problems go deeper than basketball. He got some serious demons

[@vincentmorgan5649]

Do you hear how he talks to the refs...... they let him get away with this behavior for so long so he thinks he can get away with it

[@Znacksweightlossblog]

“HOFer” 😂

[@kevinoverholtzer3126]

you can watch greens feet to see this was a deliberate act his feet were ahead of his body he pivoted around to face nurc if he were not trying to do what he did his body would be infront of his feet and he would have been falling down before he was face to face with nurc.

[@Funky_Ghost]

The HOF should use him as an example. Keep him out so that everyone from now on understands that the way they represent their ( the NBA ) brand matters. It will show the fans that the NBA is more than just about the $$$. Will it ever happen? Hell no. More's the pity.

[@jasonisaac9614]

his carrer stats are 8pts 6 rebounds, and 5 assists per game. Please stop saying he's a HOF er

[@Terryhendog]

He's not a hall of famer,he play on a great team

[@martinalbert29]

So the fine will keep adding up as he remains out? So if he does not play again it’s 60 games x 50,000 = $3M fine and he does not get his salary for the 60games he will miss? Correct?

[@RisitasKEKW]

Steve Kerr has been sleep walking since KD left.

[@gramz23]

Draymond is not a hall of famer. He just played a role on a legendary team. Other then him winning DPOY being the heart of a team doesn’t mean your a HOF player

[@emersons6896]

You don’t know basketball.

[@johnnycooper1100]

is Robert Horry in The Hall of Fame?

[@tatashady]

But Michigan!!

[@robertkessler7423]

"Ducky 🦆 to the prom"?? What year is it - 1986??

[@davidhiatt1486]

That cat has ANGER issues. If he can't act professionally, he should lose his damn job. I'm sick of this double standard crap. Regular humans would be charged and sentenced to jail for the antics he gets scolded for

[@paulrogers6037]

What would happen to anyone if they punched, choked, kicked or screamed profanities at co-workers while on the job?

[@gregrizzo8054]

@@paulrogers6037 You cant compare regular jobs to professional sports. Name one player that has been convicted of assault for fighting on the court or field.

[@gregrizzo8054]

@@paulrogers6037 How often do they throw punches in Pro Hockey? Almost every game? It's completely different than working at a office, warehouse, or any other workplace.

[@kuunami]

​@gregrizzo8054 but you still have to draw the line somewhere. This guy clearly has anger issues beyond being just in the heat of competition. Ask Jordan Poole.

[@paulrogers6037]

And that's why a lot of fans get irritated. These guys lead privileged lives, and it's irritating to see them act like assholes when any of us can lose a job for even saying a simple profanity.

[@ap6160]

The Warriois NOT PUNISHING this man shows how terrible they are as an organization

[@kevincrawfordphoto]

HOF recognition and induction is NOT a defacto action. You STILL have to get "VOTED IN". Draymond's repeated (ON-COURT) actions at a minimum should call into question his conduct as a "POTENTIAL" HOF inductee. I for one, am sick and tired of seeing people (i.e., GSW & the NBA League Office) continually enable this guy.

[@roywall8169]

This has been a long time coming.

[@lorenzocasillas3850]

All the fans hiding their severe anger issues were praising & still supporting D. Greene that this is how they still wished basketball was playing every time he threw this kind of tantrum/a**ault. Glad to see he finally gets punished for his actions since he never took accountability.

[@nochepatada]

The winner guessed 7. The answer was 6 🤔 The closest without going over, is nobody.

[@spyroninja]

That's not math lol that's a game show

[@nochepatada]

@@spyroninja right. I guess it's just counting

[@Terryhendog]

He's gonna seriously hurt someone and ruin their career then that player can sue the NBA,warriors,green ect

[@jerome_dangelo]

6:40 A textbook narcissist's response. Donald Trump would answer that question almost exactly the same way.

[@reggiethecommenter9137]

No way DOES Draymond get in the hall of fame. No way SHOULD Draymond get into the hall of fame.

[@vicarious4231]

Draymond green IS NOT A HALL OF FAMER!!!

[@cheddarcheeseboy2027]

😂😂😂

[@jrn2121]

Gimme AC Green before Draymond.

[@vindigga6]

So i understand and i am sensitive to mental health issues, and im sorry i dont think that is the case here with green. I feel like they are trying to paint it as that so they can handle it quietly and make it go away. Number 1, its repeated behavior and not just to opponents but to his own teammates. Whose to say he hasnt shoved steph in a practice? Just because we havent heard about it. Secondly, the fact that he is not apologetic. This is the case of a stereotypical narcissist. He swings on players he knows arent gonna hit him back, barks about it and then afterward plays the victim. Hes basically a bully whose never been humbled.

[@gregrizzo8054]

Great doctor, thanks for the mental health analysis. It's pro sports, go watch a hockey game and see the punishment players met out night after night. What a soft society we have become.

[@gregrizzo8054]

So masks dont ever come off when hocky players fight? The gloves come off first. There are plenty of cheap shots in hocky, thats usually why they come to blows. I can tell you don't watch any hocky at all and have zero knowledge of the sport. I'm no dim wit when it comes to pro sports, and i'm often wrong but never in doubt. Have a good day.

[@vindigga6]

@@gregrizzo8054 yea no duh gloves and helmets come off during a fight, im talking about getting checked. If your talking about fighting in sports, specifically hockey. In 2019 the NHL has already started the process of discouraging fighting. And trust you and me the NHL is one bad fight away from banning it, its just a matter of time friend. And im sorry to disagree but cheap shots shouldnt be tolerated in any sport. Green specifically has kick 3 people in the nuts, sucker punched his teammate and no swung at someone. At some point hes gonna hurt someone and its gonna impact a playoff game or championship. And then what? Im all for hard physical play but not swinging at a guy unprovoked.

[@gregrizzo8054]

@@vindigga6 We agree on most everything you wrote there. Dray is a menace and deserves whatever punishment he gets. The rest of the season would be ok with me and i'm a huge Warriors fan. I disagree that Hockey is one fight away from being banned, its part of the sport. All they have to do is make the fines and suspensions so severe that they will eventually go away. Part of me thinks they don't want that to happen otherwise it already would have. Just my 2 cents worth. Be well.

[@vacuus9281]

Draymond wants to come across as hard / acts so tough, yet plays the victim anytime the smoke settles and has to own up to something he cant take back . Hes caught in a web in the public eye cuz of his contradictions, and is unravelling cuz he cant own up to things fully as a man. Truly a man child if I've ever seen one.

[@rankoorovic7904]

He found a way to do load management

[@facetiouslyinsolent8313]

Indefinitely, yet he can still practice with the team. The NBA is clueless about what to do with him and it's pathetic.

[@JayDawg83]

He's at fault, the Golden State Warriors organization is at fault and the NBA is at fault. Good to see he's out for a while!

[@flyervoracek5954]

Here’s the thing, it’d be one thing if he was taking on players as combatants or those players have some form of recourse. He’d still be known as a rat, but it’d be a hockey type of situation. Because of the rules, players can’t really go back at him without severely costing their team via suspensions and whatever else. He’s the prime example for why NHL players will never vote to get rid of fighting.

[@tmrevenge]

Robert parrish would punch his lights out

[@tomchrisfield7348]

When you throw a backwards punch blindly at someone behind and hit them, he doesn't get to hide behind the, I didn't mean to do it crap. 16 techs says a lot.

[@HughsReviews]

Draymond punched the game out of Jordan Poole. He hasn’t been the same since. He’s more like Jordan Stoole now.

[@gregrizzo8054]

He hasn't been the same since he got that huge contract. Every single other person in the warriors organization wanted to do the same thing Dray did, and they were happy he did it.

[@ThatDiecastGuy69]

About time something was done, you have clowns like Stephen A out there trying to play it off and others trying to make it a racial issue but when you constantly physically assault people you need to get tossed

[@princellasmith7562]

I don't hear anyone making it a racial issue. Every black commentator I've heard speak about it believes Draymond needs to make some changes and that he has been enabled by the Warriors organization.

[@scimbrelo]

​@@princellasmith7562it's 💯 the person you were responding to that sees it as a racial issue lol.

[@jermartin771]

Don't forget the kick to Steven Adams groin. No suspension for that as well.

[@VelhaGuardaTricolor]

He eyepoked LeBron James twice and no ejections either

[@brianrasmussen4314]

I don’t know why people, especially the media is pushing this narrative that he is better than what he really is he’s an average player at best. The only reason why he ends up in the Hall of Fame is because he played on the Warriors. Don’t get me wrong. He had a roll and played it very well, but when it comes down to it and he was on a different team, no one would be talking about him. He would’ve probably been out of the league already. They honestly shouldn’t let him in the Hall of Fame until he dies kind of the Pete rose treatment just because of all the crap that he’s doing and shame on the players union for defending the sky instead of the other players that he’s been hurting. They are back in the wrong person.

[@dnllrnt]

Thank you! Looking at his career stats, nothing jumps out at me that screams "Hall of Famer" having several rings doesn't expedite that decision.

[@alexrudd6512]

He's as important to the defense as Curry is to the offense. With the exception of Durant, he's been the second best player on the Warriors during this dynasty. And if you've watched as many Dubs games over the past decade as I have, I'm sure you'd agree. Look at how terrible the Dubs record is in games he doesn't play. He's a defensive juggernaut.

[@matthewbeck2070]

The Warriors are 63-62 when Draymond doesn't play and 44-77 when Curry isn't in the lineup. I'd say they're better without him.@@alexrudd6512

[@TheHeadincharge]

@@dnllrntDefense doesn’t really show up on the stats sheets my man. Anyone saying Draymond isn’t good (at least historically) simply doesn’t actually know ball beyond the TV screen. This has nothing to do with his suspension, but to act like he’s just some average player is just not true.

[@nifemi_o]

People are saying he's cost his team multiple times by being suspended, yet you think he was an average player. Ask yourself, why didnt the team get better or stay the same when he wasnt there? why did they get significantly worse? Looking at stat totals never tells the whole story, everyone should know this by now.

[@letmesleepinpeace7052]

Honestly don't see anybody on the wizards punching Poole even with how badly they're doing 🤔

[@damyoung7923]

Maybe Draymond might need to go into hibernation as a squirrel!

[@JustMeELC]

Shouldn't step on a court this season! Bs trying to hurt guys, enabling, excuses, & getting away with it has gone on FOR YEARS 🙄 His & Warriors victim bs is beyond old. Enough smh

[@pringlized]

I love how you brought up Jordan Poole. Life long Dubs fan through all the tough years, TMC, that amazing series against the Mavs when BD went on fire, etc. But Draymond's behavior is beyond unacceptable. If you are there for your boys, then that means you are on the court fighting with them for a win. Not fighting and getting suspended. Can't believe he hasn't figured that out yet.

[@Deeznuts69290]

The grandparent who raised him must be proud

[@blunt2416]

If this was the 80s 90s or even 2000s I wouldn't mind greens behavior because there were enough players back then that if he did that to their teammates then they would be fighting on-site. Dray is now the only enforcer that think he can still intimidate other players who just want to play ball.

[@gregrizzo8054]

Wrong, pushing and shoving and forearm shivers and tackling happen nightly in most games, the current NBA fans are just soft.

[@blunt2416]

@@gregrizzo8054 If this was a push or a shove, forearm shiver or even a tackle I would agree. Even the old time players don't agree that thats all it was.

[@blunt2416]

@@gregrizzo8054 hit charles oakley or alonzo morning in the face like that.

[@GrievS]

You can argue Draymond cost the Warriors multiple championships since he ran Durant out of town and broke a young up and coming player in Jordan Poole and the 2016 championship.

[@matthewhuszarik4173]

How many years did that take to happen.

[@kevindick1110]

Gee. If he would've been arrested and charged for the Gobert choke hold, he wouldn't have been playing this game and dude wouldn't have gotten assaulted. Once again, he's not being criminally charged. Effing joke.

[@randyandino1775]

Only 6 shows how much the referees let him get away with stuff. I know he is good but the differential treatment he gets is surprising to me.

[@SomeChink]

He gets more leeway than any other player when it comes to arguing calls Jokic would have 50 techs a season if he chirped as much as Draymond

[@rons3634]

Indefinitely can also mean he's playing again next week.

[@patrickbelvin7625]

Please stop promoting Green as this automatic Hall-of-Famer. He's no lock for Springfield. I think Green's misconduct, which has been on full display on the basketball court, will be taken into consideration on whether he gets in or not.

[@213cards]

But Josh Giddey is still playing!???

[@geordiejones5618]

Draymond's Finals suspension was for getting 7 techs in the playoffs (which is the same as 16 in a season). He SHOULD have been suspended against OKC but neither technically had anything to do with it. You get 7 techs in the playoffs and that's basically the same postgame penalty as a red card: you are ineligible for the next game. He was annoying af that postseason.

[@Raaandy]

On or off with the glasses, stop messin' with them. lol

[@isaiahboffill5692]

I really like draymon but this getting out of hand I mean u can’t go around slapping every player that beats u to rebound 😂

[@Terryhendog]

I don't like him,he's always crying during the game,about the calls,he's dirty,he's a bad person,rotten apple

[@soundmindbodydivine]

I love the commercials telling you to buy some pill that might kill you!

[@NulJern]

flailing like he wasn't pro basketball player. it has nothing to do with basketball flailing like that.

[@D-AVGGamer]

If you think Draymond is HOF, you're out of your mind.

[@Jburg15]

I think you meant triple-single.

[@SomeChink]

Really sick of the “they don’t win 4 rings without him” line Just put a competent 3-and-d guy in draymond’s place and they’d be the same if not better, any drop off in defense would have been easily overcome with vastly better shooting and spacing on offense, especially in the years they had KD, when they were already unguardable even with draymond on the court

[@thegoatest]

Nurkic was pulling a bit from the right side and Draymond spun the opposite way. What a clown.

[@bignut3348]

Should be rest of the season and like 25 games next season. No pay. Maybe he'll learn

[@ninersdodgersthunder]

I’m sorry but I have no idea WHY Rich and TJ are dancing around from calling that fool an IDIOT because he is. HE STRAIGHT COLD COCKED SOMEONE FOR NOOOOO REASON!!!!!!!! WTF?! I mean WHYYYYY are yall afraid to say it? If Draymond Green was a UPS worker and did that on a job, HE’D BE FIRED!!!! And most likely arrested. I’m surprised Chris ain’t just come out and call that fool an idiot. I get the feeling he wanted to. He’s the one with the big bean sack on the show. (Balls) 😒

[@gsisemore]

Rich, it seems disingenuous to shed a light on this and not mention that Josh Giddey and Josh Primo are still playing after inexcusable acts that they also need help for. Also Miles Bridges who pleaded no contest to attacking his wife and endangering his child is still actively playing. Draymond will be suspended longer than all of them combined and that is completely daft and inexcusable.

[@is0sceles]

Warriors make people furious because they destroyed so many teams during their dynasty. Lots of fans are upset about this and feign moral indignation because they think sounding righteous makes them right. Their justification is that it's a pattern with Green, so even if his actions are not as bad, it 'makes the league look bad' and therefore an example needs to be made. Frankly though, I also don't care that Draymond is suspended indefinitely. He knew this sort of thing was coming, especially with that 5 game suspension for the chokehold. Should've stopped there but he clearly lacks self-control, to the point that I'm not going to defend his actions any more.

[@SchulzEricT]

@@is0sceles You probably should've just cut the first paragraph.

[@nickt.7305]

Draymond’s response to Nurkic’s comments was also antagonistic. I hope that Draymond learns how to take responsibility for his actions one day. He’s wealthy and is being given the opportunity to address whatever is troubling him. It’s just a matter of whether or not he desires to change. Some people don’t want to change.

[@cidmontenegro8225]

Kerr says they''ll work on it. Stevie-boy, you've had him for 7 + years! Where you been?

[@RedMage117]

Good. This man shows no remorse and his comments seem to indicate that he will never change.

[@7XDDM]

I agree with chucks analysis. Draymond is getting older and less athletic and feels insecure about it. He still has his strength though so that’s what he uses.

[@BloodyyPenguin]

He’s the Vontaze Burfict of the NBA.

[@aaronsmith1676]

Can you get CTE from basketball?

[@geronimogerardot]

Kerr and Warriors management have taken on the culture of the Bay Area, soft on crime and everyone deserves 1000 chances 😂

[@andrewpierce1588]

Spoken like some internet troll who’s never even seen the Bay Area.

[@chuckturdburger4612]

lol, felt I owed it to him. classic reference.

[@truss2005]

One of the best players in the last 10 years?!? Most over rated player in the last 10 years.

[@anthonygambitta6220]

Mental health assistance is what many athletes need, as this kind of behavior is also prevalent in the NFL. Tyreek Hill had it, as does Von Miller, and others. Being a good human off the field is more important than what you do on the field.

[@CaptanF0rever]

An ironic statement. Off the field, Draymond has always been considered a decent person. He does charity work, youth programs, and reaches out to students of his alma mater. He is always trying to make those around him better. His problem, like many other troubled athletes, is competition. His desire to win brings out aggression and negativity in a detrimental way. I think the break may be what he needs. The team is struggling and that seems to be bringing out a level of frustration that he cant hide any longer.

[@brettsfav4]

💯

[@brianmckeefrey1446]

7:13 Rich acting like draymond during that press conference. Grabbing at his jacket looking uncomfortable. Suddle reference but speaks volumes. Dray knew he was guilty. It was not an accident

[@pabblo101]

Meanwhile on Draymond Green's podcast...

[@johnm.515]

Hall of Fame Axx Hole.

[@Dont-Ask-Me-My-Name]

Don't understand how a player that was at the 3rd best player on a title team in 2015 is a Hall of Fame player doesn't make sense 2me. Rick Fox, Derek Fisher & Lamar Odom aren't Hall of Fame players &neither is Mario Chalmers. Draymond was the 4th best player on title teams 3 times &in Durant's 2nd season I'd argue Iggy was better than Draymond in the playoffs. I don't get why Draymond is just given the Hall of Fame label

[@Enzo575]

Translation: you'll come back when we feel like it