In this episode of the Draymond Green Show, host Draymond Green interviews Chicago Bulls star DeMar DeRozan about the unique pressure of playing in the United Center, which he describes as feeling the "ghost of Michael Jordan". DeRozan recounts a pivotal moment early in his career when he air‑balled a game‑winning shot against the Knicks, a mistake that intensified his resolve to never repeat that disappointment for Chicago fans. The conversation then shifts to a trivia segment where Green quizzes DeRozan on the top clutch‑shot makers in the NBA since 2012, prompting a back‑and‑forth about players like Stephen Curry, Damian Lillard, Russell Westbrook, and LeBron James. Throughout, the dialogue remains conversational and enthusiastic, interspersed with a brief Hennessy sponsorship read. The episode highlights DeRozan’s personal clutch mentality, the cultural weight of Jordan’s legacy in Chicago, and statistical insights into modern clutch performance.
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What's up everybody? It's Draymond Green. Make sure you subscribe to the Volumes YouTube channel below so you don't miss any more of this great content going forward. Chicago, every time I play there, I hear that music and that star lineup and it does something to me. I feel like Michael Jordan about to run outta the tunnel. Do y'all get that sense in playing there and getting that every single day or is it not?
For sure. Like, Yeah, no question. It trips me out even just driving there, bro. Like parking outside. I remember just seeing all the highlights, Jordan back in the day, parking outside, you know? Like, so for me, every time I go there, bro, I feel it. Like, I'm not even gonna lie. Like, you just, you just feel like you gotta, you gotta bring it every single night, especially for those fans, man. And it's crazy. I was telling somebody, I think I was telling my, I forgot who I was telling my partners this the other day. I said, the moment where I really realized like you gotta bring it every single night in that arena. I never spoken this like on nothing media, nothing. I think we was 4 or 5 games into the season. We was playing the Knicks. And I took the game winner, I airballed. And I just felt like, I just felt the whole vibe of everything. Like, what the fuck? Like, what was that? Like, you know what I mean? Like, I felt like I disrespected the aura of what these fans is used to seeing from obviously MJ hitting game winners. And you know, you live for those moments and to be in that moment for the first time, my 4th, 5th season in the game, And I take that shot, it was like, I told myself I would never be in that situation again to let that same feeling happen for these fans. I swear to God, bro. I never told that. It was that game to where it was like, every shot I take in a clutch, I'm gonna make it count every single time. So you look back at all the moments that I had in that arena, it was more so like, Yo, this the ghost of like, I'm trying to inherit the ghost of Michael shooting his fadeaway with the clock running down.
Absolutely.
I carried that to heart after that moment because you felt it from the fans. You felt it on social media when it was like, yeah, you taking that. You know what I mean?
Absolutely.
It was like, nah, like nah. So that's how I carry it every time I walk in there. You see, you know, you see Scottie, Michael, you see, Bob Love, you see these jerseys up there and it's like, and you hear this music when you come out, it's the same, you know what I mean? It's the same thing. You gotta live up to it. You got to, you got to.
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I had to.
But, And speaking of game winners, and I think this is a great way for us to end, I'm gonna end this with a trivia question, actually on clutch shot making. I'm gonna give you the first one. You have the most clutch shots made since 2012 with 64. Who are the next 4? Since 2012, so that's my rookie year.
Yeah.
Steph. Actually number 2. With 62, by the way.
How many I got?
64.
Steph.
For those of you that don't know, by the way, clutch shots is in the last 5 minutes of a game. I seen it before.
Or overtime. Hold on, I seen this before.
Steph.
Steph, Dame.
Dame has 61.
How many you said it is?
There's 4 more after you. Just the next 4 alone.
And I named 2 more, right?
You named Steph and Dame. There's 2 more. Give you a hint, they play on the same team.
KD, Kyrie?
Eh.
Wait, hold on, hold on, hold on. Oh, it gotta be Bron and Russ.
Russ got 61 as well. Bron got 55.
Yeah, there you go. Yeah.
I think this is a very interesting thing because two of these guys on this list, one sitting right here and Russ, the disrespect is unbelievable.
Oh wow.
Yeah. And all you gotta do, you can check stats like this. Like this is a real stat. Like guys hitting in the fourth quarter, guys don't do that. Then you could check the tape too, which most of, that's another topic. Everybody can't check the tape, we know that. But this is a very interesting stat for y'all. Learn, like, stop chasing these disrespectful hits, man. You got real people, real hoopers, real legends, real Hall of Famers doing this. Appreciate it, 'cause it don't last forever.
