Rich Eisen: What Draymond Green’s Latest Ejection Says about His Commitment to the Warriors

Rich Eisen weighs in on Draymond Green’s latest ejection after barking at the refs just 4 minutes into a game that was critical to Golden State’s playoff hopes.
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[@joerose8702]

The most tolerated bully in professional sports.

[@yahcrack]

This is on Adam Silver and Steve Kerr for allowing this bullshit for so long.

[@IndieMusicMinute]

Call me crazy, but I think this is on Draymond, the dude who acts like an insane person

[@RLebeauXXXIII]

@@IndieMusicMinute I know what you mean, but the league has tolerated way too much. Allowing players to scream and swear at refs every single game? I played at the top level of my sport and certainly got heated on occasion. Never like Draymond. Every game he has the potential to be kicked out… most games he probably deserves it

[@kevinm9246]

​@@IndieMusicMinuteif it walks like a psycho..

[@1Learn2Swim3]

​@@IndieMusicMinuteKerr has the power to bench him when he pulls crap like this. He never does.

[@vlada]

​@@IndieMusicMinutenope. The coach, gm, owner, commissioner all could punish him, like you do a child that won't listen. You have a wide range of punishnent: from huge fines to obligatory psychiatric counseling as long as he works for NBA. All the way up to being suspended with much higher penalties: 82games. 164games. The league and team facilitate his behaviour and the penalties were few and laughable. Real consequences will either force change or he will be out. That's how you deal with addicts, you don't allow them to dictate to you. And you don't give them 136 strikes.

[@Mickey-rd5uo]

Part of Dreymonds newest contract should have included a ban on his podcast. He cares more about his podcast than he does for the Warriors now

[@meatusshaft300]

At this rate, every team should have a guy on deck to try and get Draymond kicked out! He really can’t help himself! 😂

[@justinroberts7373]

This is actually a very underrated comment. Not only that, but if he gets suspended, but Warriors lose a little bit of teeth with it. I know they have Steph, but you and I know there's dudes out there that want no part of Mr. Triple-single. 😂

[@segagenesis7708]

Whenever Draymond pulls stuff like this, I think about those Warriors vs Bulls debates. Rodman would have provoked Draymond into getting ejected every game. Any rebounding the Warriors would have had would be gone.

[@drgta6]

He's such an easy target now..why is he so angry and easily triggered?

[@ngken1012]

smart coaching, good basketball play👍

[@RedPillHood]

@@segagenesis7708 He's not a real rebounder, he's never averaged more than 7 a game, weak

[@sylvio1980]

Classic example of what happens when you don’t address certain behaviors when they first manifest.

[@ColdBloodedProd]

Anyone putting this on Steph is full of it looking for attention. That’s like blaming Brady for “letting” AB lose his mind. There’s no correlation of responsibility

[@d2kilkenny]

Am I able to call Dray a prick here?

[@KMcNally117]

Go ahead. I'll join you. Draymond Green is a prick

[@thisistheplan414]

dats wacist

[@jeffy-baby]

Permission granted. Forever. Everywhere.

[@brentoniverson1020]

Please

[@rodneyparson1278]

Yes!!

[@BigBirdJerm]

Draymond in the hall of fame would be a massive insult to all other hall of famers

[@DarthBinky89]

He’s a Hofer it’s gonna happen you can cry about it all you want

[@chameleon6576]

@@DarthBinky89draymond is the one crying lil bro

[@jdrummerdd]

how are you so comfortable letting the world know you dont know ball lmfao

[@paulschwenke5294]

Dray definitely going to the hof. Older HOFers did worse in games lmao

[@PTDBond]

We have dudes that stabbed dudes, robbed dudes, shaved points and rigged games in the HOF and you're thinking Dray would taint it?? Lolol 😂

[@carolynclaire5241]

Draymond in the HOF? Make him take a seat next to Laimbeer.

[@jackiwannapaint3042]

Draymond falls into the ja' morant category: If stupid were a crime he'd be doing life

[@outerdimension7276]

I'm tired of pretending that anyone in that franchise cares. Warriors don't care, that's why they keep him.

[@cycleoflife565]

They care, about him. They and the league have given him the professional help that he needs but because he doesn’t really see himself as having a problem, he simply says what is necessary to get back on the court without meaning a single word of it.

[@wm3138]

The consequences have not yet been adequate to alter behavior.

[@contentioushackery]

It isn't at all clear to me that there are any consequences that could change his behavior. I think he could be facing the end of his basketball career and he would still feel like he has to be who he is.

[@vicarious4231]

Draymond is the temu version of dennis rodman

[@firemanep]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@tomlittle9103]

That. is fucking hilarious. 🤣🤣

[@scotttild]

I watched Dennis Rodman in person and he is no Draymond. He is in an entirely his own category. Draymond is a head case, Rodman was a phyco.

[@chesterfieldthe3rd929]

Gold

[@JJ_5289]

He's not even good enough to be the temu version of rodman. Rodman led the league in rebounds 7 times, one of the best rebounders and athletes to ever play. Draymond has never led the league in anything other than suspensions

[@gatvestreet9248]

He’s never been held accountable probably since childhood. A 12 year old mind in a man’s body.

[@steveraimee486]

I don’t see how the warriors are better with Draymond than without. I just don’t. His defense is good but not good enough to offset his offensive deficiencies

[@ownedinc4274]

The Warriors were quite simply incompetent in their inability to get rid of him years ago. Coaching and management are responsible for the decline of the team. Keeping him instead of trading him was just stupid.

[@Onobentz]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SPEAKING OUT RICH!!!!!

[@unhaix707]

Greene is the most overated player in nba history

[@marcelmarshall4240]

By far. It is insane how people act like he is great..when there are 100’s of guys who could of replaced him and won with Steph, Klay and KD. It’s insane.

[@JohnnyCooper-hm2zl]

I been saying this forever. I don’t get the Fascination from the media & a lot of NBA fans.

[@mrnick1823]

He’s basically Dillon brooks he just happened to play with two other hall of famers

[@drgta6]

@@mrnick1823 Dillon Brooks idolizes Green though...

[@jeffy-baby]

Absolutely.

[@koss41]

Steph’s face says it all

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

Yep. I remember the feeling of being totally checked out on a person & that was pretty much how I looked.

[@BigDawger1987]

FOOL ME ONCE, STRIKE ONE. BUT FOOL ME TWICE... STRIKE THREE.

[@cjr1881]

Not the saying and it has nothing to do with fooling

[@Onobentz]

That’s why people listen to the @richeisen because he’s so real with us!

[@heygringo7]

Draymond's behavior is like gun violence in the USA. We despise it when it happens but we don't do anything about it and sweep it under the carpet. Thoughts and prayers for Draymond. Maybe Tom Izzo can call him and fix this. Or maybe Dray can go to the Reiki clinic in Florida that Ja went to.

[@swat686]

Curry looks fed up and just might be fed up. I cut for Green but he’s no Dennis Rodman. Rodman knew when, where and how to turn up at the right moment. At the end of the day this is just who Green is. Can’t babysit a grown man who knows exactly what he is doing.

[@ebok33643]

You need to teach kids early in their life what is tolerated and what is not. GSW failed to do this early in his career. He is a product of his professional upbringing 😊

[@chesterfieldthe3rd929]

Alot of kids nowadays unfortunately

[@cycleoflife565]

The NBA sets the standards for behavior. The league knew exactly what he was and is. He hasn’t changed over the years. As a matter of fact he has gotten worse with his behavior becoming more violent over the years.

[@cycleoflife565]

Early in his career he wasn’t getting the minutes and attention that he is now. At Michigan State there were no on court incidents that I know of like the ones he has been guilty of since becoming a professional.

[@gatvestreet9248]

HOF????? No way.

[@silentbutterbruh1641]

Draymond facade is that he cares about the team and dynasty.

[@brandonmiller5766]

Take note opposing team! Who do you target? Who do you agitate?

[@brianshorey]

“What’s he (Curry) supposed to do?” Then you answered your own question, “Why is nobody pulling him away?” Curry should have pulled him away, and told him to sit down and shut the f*ck up. Curry just stood there like a sad puppy. That’s not leadership.

[@User87_]

When you have a guy on NFL radio that covers the NFL, is talking about the NBA, you know it’s bad 🤣

[@evenebrown7353]

Steph leadership with draymond shouldnt be questioned but kd leadership is questioned with kyrie because media dont like kd

[@trovelemmanuel5627]

Green is becoming a liability now

[@aljack4156]

Been a liability.

[@victorbrown3570]

Why are people acting like it's crazy to quetion Curry''s leadership as if he's perfect. Jordan, Lebron, K. Leonard, Tatum, Embid, Luka, etc everyone's leadership gets questioned but oh my goodness no one can question Curry's. People go on and on about Curry being the greatest shooter on earth; I'd agree with that, but shooting and leadership are 2 different things.

[@vlada]

That grab around the throat the previous game by Draymond was a beaut.

[@troysherwood3658]

Kerr seems to able him

[@ShaneoMac0324]

Prison inmate if he can’t play basketball

[@AdamKlawonn]

Teammate reaction said it all. No one can control him. He’s a bully who blew all his second chances, and now it’s almost clownish. I feel bad for Curry and the rest of the team.

[@urbangorilla33]

I totally agree with Rich here 6:20. And I think it does reflect on Steph - he needs to stand up to Draymond and say if you keep it up, you're gone.

[@dancaulfield1008]

He punched a TEAMMATE straight in the face. Hard. When he was inches from him. How he was allowed to continue playing in the NBA is beyond me.

[@mattsmith4589]

5:05 I'm from Oakland im 30 and I know after the Poole incident everyone wanted Dray gone they couldn't believe he was kept after that. The Warriors are at fault too they enabled this behavior. Curry deserves better and If Time Warner doesn't rip up Draymonds contract they are fools. He is not a personality I want representing my company

[@jonjaime]

I don't feel sorry for the warriors. They enabled this behavior for so long.

[@mathewdistefano2489]

Narcissistic/ sociopathic people don’t change. They make new excuses and try harder to sell the lie more. Dre is insufferable, plain and simple.

[@gabrielmaldonado2195]

Sure ppl are questioning Steph's leadership here. He should be the first one to keep Draymond out of harms way and he chooses not to. After Green gets ejected then he gets frustrated. Buddy, it's your team, you're allowed to get in the way of someone that is about to implode (again) but you don't and then almost break apart on an interview? That's no leadership to me.

[@cycleoflife565]

Well upon his return from suspension what does the league do? Give him a prominent role as a spokesperson for the league during the all star weekend. What sense does that make? Who is running this league?

[@JeepnHeel]

For someone with as little control over himself as Draymond, the court he should be most worried about won't have refs or teammates to let down

[@AdamKlownzinger]

If Draymond Green should not be barred from the NBA, who should? OJ Mayo, because he smoked the thing everybody else in the league smokes?

[@shipwreck8847]

Rich, Bro, his teammates didn't pull him away because they were afraid he was going to turn around and punch them. His own teammates fear his aggressive and violent nature because they saw what he could do to Jordan Poole. That's scary when you're afraid your own teammate can snap on you. That's why nobody pulled him.

[@NightcoreNewbie]

I think Steph finally realizes that he needs to tell Dray to f off or tell the Warrior's organization to get rid of him. He's so emotional after watching Dray get booted from another game when they really needs wins right now.

[@michaelwojcicki3624]

Mr Green adds what to the Warriors?

[@scotttild]

SO tried of him, Warriors would have been better off letting him go rather then giving him a huge contract. They got sentimental. They could have found a better replacement if they tried.

[@reidkg12]

Dude. Steph didnt look like he was going to cry. He is just frustrated.

[@catherinewilliams9680]

There was an incident where Tim Duncan pulled Tony Parker by the jersey, because TP was arguing with a ref. TD knew that TP was five minutes from getting a tech.

[@francinecorry633]

The frustration on the face of Steph Curry again and again and again.

[@tree3po628]

how many times does the NBA kick you out of a game before you're banned from the league? 20? cause he has about that many. It's sickening, and a damn joke to the league.

[@Ray-dl5mp]

Management failed Curry. He should be playing with another superstar not the role players that declined that he does have. He had a legit chance at 6 rings and talent wise this team has no chance. Even though he’s still a force of nature in the right situation.

[@justinroberts7373]

He knows he can't get the 40 T's, so, he's definitely looking to break 'Sheed's all time ejections. 😂

[@wm3138]

Clearly a slow learner.

[@user-yy9hk9od9u]

Suspend him for the rest of the year.

[@davefairburn3298]

Green's actions are hurting the team & they may miss getting into the playoffs. Since this is a repeated action, Kerr & the front office should fine him & suspend him from the team.

[@user-fg1hs7uj9i]

he would never act like this in the real world.

[@RockonRain22]

Dray Green is a menace to every player on court. High danger he will cause career ending injury to another player.

[@mwatts6755]

So strange

[@windridermach]

he wasn't on the verge of tears, dude was cying and he covered his face to wipe the tears 😂

[@Plantagenaut]

Rich, the entire team (GS) is under too much pressure. Antics and diversions. The problem is their age, probably. I look at OKC (Thunder) and realize this is where the real collision (cold vs hot) could be, or, The Lakers. [Hey, LeBron] Someone has to do a solid. There has to be a big deal in the works in order for everything to 'methodically, without suffering', work out...but, Green's antics...was/is their temporary fix, or diversion (although, unsanctioned). Thanks, for having me..! (Can I get you a cappuccino? Cold coffee?) Great show, Rich!

[@nsengumuremyievelyne3454]

Offenders never change until they’re put in jail

[@daltonoftheyear]

draymonds always in his feelings smh. can't control his emotions for nothing. his teammates, kerr & silver are enablers.

[@harveyharveyness8773]

Green's is evolving from asset to liability-his contributions don't out weigh his failures-

[@cjr1881]

What is the big loss? He plays some defense and gets some rebounds. You get the same thing from the guy replacing him.

[@elr.4780]

Dramond continues to do what he does, who can stop him? Who can make him change?

[@krystalissoojung5114]

at this point I don't even know why they still keep him in NBA..

[@bbb4228]

They should suspend him for conduct detrimental to the team. Try to void his contract. Dude is a joke.

[@hughjorgen1051]

KB warriors and talking heads need to stop blaming Steph. This is squarely on Draymond for his actions, and partly on Kerr and Silver for being too soft and setting the wrong precedent. Stern wouldn’t have tolerated any of this long ago.

[@dodu8281]

im a warriors fans, i dont even watch games anymore. when i open my browser is , draymond got ejected.... before the highlight game clip.

[@chuckfoods6162]

Draymond betting his unders 100% they need to investigate this

[@cookingwithtory]

It would be nice just to hear Steph say, “this is ridiculous he needs to grow up” Draymond needs to know Steph is tired of it. Yeah Steph needs him but send a strong message that Steph and the team are getting rid of him if this happens again. He needs to care about the team like he cares about his podcast.

[@mallurypollard7815]

They didn’t pull him away because Jordan Poole was once clocked. They all remember and don’t want that same smoke. I genuinely believe that. Dray would (already has) punch someone on the court 💯 He’s a toxic liability and they never should have given them that massive contract.

[@SoulKingKurosaki]

I feel like whenever Draymond's name gets brought up, ejection follows right behind it...

[@markula_4040]

The Warriors enabled this. What comes of this is deserved. They could have found a different player to fill his role but instead they insist they still need him to what? Barley make the play-in as a 10th seed if that?

[@abjustdoit1294]

Wait how can you say why aren’t his teammates pulling him away and then say if Stephs leadership is getting questioned because he’s not pullin Dray away what’s he supposed to do, that’s completely contradictory

[@vlada]

Why is it wrong to question Steph's leadership exactly? Because you still want to pretend that Draymond & Steph dont share leadership? I always find it weird when people refuse to discuss a legitimate point. Especially in GS where the leadership question is very legitimate because Draymond plays such a huge role, which actually serves Curry fine. Sometimes teams have a superstar player and also a team captain. Thats not the same thing.

[@jaimeperry7326]

Yeah ain't nobody pretending Draymond would act like this on a Lebron lead team.

[@Ishai1]

My two thoughts on this 1. At least this time he didn't sucker punch some guy (or whatever we'd call throwing his arms while spinning) 2. The question isn't about his commitment to the Warriors, it's about the Warriors commitment to him, or really Lacob, Steph, and Kerr. Lacob said he wants the core trio to be Warriors for life, and he repeated that even after Green's issues earlier this year. Steph has been very loyal to his guys, it's one of the reasons the Warriors kept Draymond instead of Poole (you could assume that removing Green would've helped Poole get back to it, while still being on Steph's team, on the Wizards he was acting like the guy and imploded). At some point Kerr might say enough is enough. He's been fed up with Draymond in the past but at the time the contributions were still so important. If the team is no longer a contender, does it make sense for him to deal with this nonsense all the time? That ad is in such poor taste. You can poke fun of something that's in your past and you resolved, if you're doing it while still having that problem it's just bad.

[@jaimeperry7326]

You're right ... I think if they had kept Poole and traded Draymond then maybe Poole plays more like he did before all the Draymond drama.

[@touchofdumb]

If you’re a triple single narcissist but you gotta be talked about - his behavior makes sense. Why GSW has put up him all these years, a mystery.

[@leavemealone5890]

Catlin clark V Draymond for a roster spot 😂

[@paulrevere1479]

Steph is not man enough to tell Green to act right. Softy

[@patrickbelvin7625]

Green is a malcontent who cannot control himself. In the AT&T commercial, he stares right into the camera and says, "you are left with one decision, and that's to grow." You don't have to be a basketball savant to understand what Green means by "grow". And here we are again watching a game that Green is participating in and within minutes, is getting kicked out because of something intolerable that he has done. He has not grown.

[@Eazy6874]

Let's see how long it takes for Dray to get ejected again. Or will he learn something finally and be a good teammate. I highly doubt it!

[@Criminal.Lawyer.2024]

After he touched the ref, he called him a B...A...NG.

[@PTDBond]

It was intentional. A 'load management' move 😂😂 easy way to get players rested without people calling you out for load management. Lol

[@jacksonj3082]

Guess his anger management counseling hasn't worked ...

[@cycleoflife565]

He has to accept that he has a problem for it to have a chance to work. In Draymond’s eyes he’s just being himself.

[@blackchewy8435]

Should have kept KD

[@BKABeloved]

So Draymond using his ejection as content is bad but Rich and every other media member doing it isn’t? C’mon now 😂

[@anthonycarr5514]

There is a reason no big man has been able to stay in GS - Looney was drafted almost 10 years ago and he has tolerated Green. The FA's that have come through have not stayed and the poor rookies (Wiseman) didn't stand a chance. The lack of a big man has hurt this team and will again be why they get bounced early in the playoffs.

[@cycleoflife565]

The free agent centers that came through just weren’t retained. It’s not that they didn’t want to stay.

[@SullyAfgarshe]

Everything being said about Draymond now and for the past year is stuff that we all knew, that his teammates know, and that the organization knew before resigning him to a $100 million dollar contract. The Warriors chose this. This is who he is, always was, and always will be as an athlete. He literally hasn’t changed, even after the suspensions and fines, his own teammates don’t care because not one of them checked this man, they probably remember him clocking Poole not too long ago 😂

[@fourvetperrie457]

Love this

[@coachdan007]

I am a lifelong Warriors fan, but I blame so much of this on Steph Curry. Steph is an all-time great. Everything the Warriors do is filtered through Steph just like Lebron or Kobe or MJ. The difference is that Steph is literally too loyal and too nice. The changes the Warriors need to make cannot happen until Steph concedes to the fact that Klay and Green need to be changed out.

[@ji8044]

The NBA is beginning to resemble the NHL with less serious injuries. The fighting and time wasting like this incident is just terrible.

[@DH-vy8hw]

Curry is Scurrred!

[@khoa2610]

he has anger issues... kick him out of the league

[@whoisgatzby]

Saying Draymond shouldn’t be using the content from an incident about HIM for his own podcast is wild. You’d rather him talk to the media so YOU guys can profit off the content lol

[@promeitheus]

Warriors fans actually argue that Draymond is a HOF player. They really say that. That’s like saying Will Perdue is a HOF player.

[@keenannorris3309]

Draymond is DEFINITELY getting into the HoF. Sorry to break it to you. Bill Sharman, Paul Arizin, and a bunch of high school coaches are in the Basketball Hall of Fame. Draymond might as well give his acceptance speech tomorrow.

[@d2kilkenny]

Steph needs to move on and Kerr needs to retire before he has a heart attack!

[@tedchen8276]

Warriors come out and plaaaayyyy Warriors come out and plaaaayyyy Warriors come out and plaaaayyyy