In this episode of the Draymond Green Show, host Draymond Green and guest Chris Paul engage in a candid, humorous conversation about NBA referees. Draymond repeatedly praises Scott Foster, describing him as a consistent official who lets him know the boundaries without surprise, and enjoys the predictable interaction. He also shares a colorful story about Tony Brothers, mocking his distinctive unibrow and recounting a back‑and‑forth banter that led to a technical foul. Chris Paul contributes his own anecdote about being called a "carry" by a referee in Phoenix, which resulted in a technical foul, illustrating how officials can quickly penalize players for perceived disrespect. The duo reflects on how modern mic technology amplifies referee‑player exchanges, making every comment subject to scrutiny. A brief DraftKings Sportsbook commercial break interrupts the dialogue. Overall, the segment offers insider perspectives on referee personalities, the unwritten rules governing player‑official interactions, and the impact of media scrutiny on on‑court behavior.
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One of my favorite officials, which is I guess odd for most people because most people—
Your favorite offic— who you about to say?
Like Scott Foster. You wanna talk about him?
Knock it off.
You wanna talk about him?
What it?
I love Scott, by the way. You know why I love Scott? 'Cause Scott to me, like where I go wrong is like the referees that act like they cool with you. And then the moment the game start, you can't say hi. And I'm just like, bro, you just like was laughing with me and like, Saying hi.
I never knew that was your man though.
I never knew that was your man. I like Scott, 'cause Scott, I know what I'm gonna get. Like I don't have to guess what I'm gonna, I know what I'm getting with Scott.
Damn right you knew what you was gonna get every time you played against us. That sound about right.
I don't know what it got to do with you.
Let's go look at the record.
I mean, you know, Scott, Scott, like I can say a few things to Scott and he gonna cut it off. It's not like I'm judging where the line at. Like, nope, this is the line, Draymond. And if you cross it, I'm teching you., but we can talk on this side of the line. We can talk and he cool. I like Scott. You wanna talk about Scott?
So he let you say a few things to him?
No, hell no, he don't. He don't. But I'm cool with that. Just as long as I know I can't say nothing to you. You run into some referees and they like, they start yelling at you and then you say something back and it's like, "Boom!" And I'm like, "Bro, you just talked to me like that." Scott is different in that aspect. You wanna talk about Scott?
Yeah, I can't. I can't, not right now. I can't right now. I can't right now. But in due time, in due time, in due time, we'll have that conversation. I can't right now. But it's funny you say that 'cause it is a few refs who you could say something to and say something back. I feel like Sheed or somebody was talking about this recently or something about how you almost appreciate that.
Yes.
Like, you know, Karl, Karl, you yell at Karl, Karl gonna yell back at you. Absolutely. You love to leave it at that. You know what I'm saying? Like, I would respect that more than the refs who grabbed their whistle, be like, "Ah, I'm gonna call a tech, I'm gonna call a tech." You know what I mean? I'd much rather them— I done had a few officials here and there that yell back at you and stuff like that. And I'm— it's an intense game.
Yes.
That's what I would say. And you got a bunch of different personalities on the court. Or whatnot. And I think that's what gets lost at times is that it's a game and it's intense. You gotta realize it's an emotional game. Yes, it is. You know, guys, now, okay, if it's too much, it's too much, tell us. But at the same time, you know, I think probably one of my only issues is that texts, like the money.
It's crazy.
You know what I mean?
Like how you just get to determine what my paycheck gonna be this week?
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Tony Brothers is another, I love Tony Brothers. Tony, I fucking joke on Tony and his goddamn unibrow. My son got a unibrow, by the way. I talk about Tony unibrow, them thick, I mean, Tony got a unibrow, got them thick ass eyebrows. And I called Tony ugly and he go right back at me. Tony was talking, Tony embarrassed me in front of my teammates. I went and I talked shit to Tony. He walked past my teammates and he said, "Yeah, I had to, I had, that's when I had the Subway commercial." He like, "My sub is better than yours." See that? "Y'all wanna talk about it?" And like, it was incredible.
But that should be okay.
It's incredible.
That should be okay. I had a situation with a, especially when I played in Phoenix, And he called a carry on me. And see, this is what's crazy about real life is 'cause somebody gonna hear this and then it's just gonna get you again. He called a carry on me and ran down there in front of my teammates and said, "Yeah, that's a carry or something." He said, "If I could dribble like that, I'd be in the league." Right? That's what the ref told my teammates. And so then I got back down there and I was like, "We can tell who ain't never played point guard before." Right? And he gave me a tech. See, that's the crazy part about it. If you can pop your shit, I should be able to pop mine.
You know?
But you do have some of those really good officials like Tony and stuff like that, that you should be able to go back and forth a little bit or something. But I think it's tough now 'cause everybody got mics on.
Yeah, everybody got mics on. Everybody zooming in on you talking to the official. Trust me, I know. I know it too well.
It works for you sometimes though.
It do. It got as far as I say, some of the, I did not filed outta some games for that tech I took earlier in the game. Now like, come on now. No, but I'm done with this shit. I'm dunking.
