In this episode of the Draymond Green Show, co‑host Baron Davis and Draymond Green discuss a series of controversies surrounding the Warriors‑Timberwolves playoff series in Minnesota. Green recounts racist remarks made by fans, noting that such behavior is not new and that fans feel privileged to speak without consequence, while the league and the Timberwolves organization, represented by President Tim Connolly, reached out to apologize. He explains the origin of his "angry Black man" statement, arguing that media and commentators are gaslighting the situation to portray him as volatile, and he rejects that label. Green also details a contentious technical foul he received after his shoulder unintentionally struck Nas Reed, comparing it to previous tech calls by referee Tony Brothers and highlighting perceived inconsistency, especially after a more serious incident involving Rudy Gobert. Security encounters are described, including a confrontation with a Houston arena security guard after a prior altercation with Fred VanVleet. The conversation shifts to the concept of player personas, with Davis likening Green’s on‑court aggression to the crafted personas of Dennis Rodman and others, while Green emphasizes that his off‑court character is fundamentally different. Mid‑episode, Green delivers a sponsored read for Degree Cool Rush deodorant, then promotes the show’s new merchandise line, directing listeners to thedgbdshow.com and social media channels. Throughout, Green maintains a defensive yet candid tone, emphasizing respect earned on the court, rejecting media narratives, and reinforcing his personal brand.
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But as far as the fan goes, listen, I don't give too much thought. I deal with fans a lot. That's just the nature of being who I am. I don't get off into it. There were some racist things said in Minnesota. I also don't like giving these nobodies like moments to feel like they somebody, you know what I'm saying? So there were some racist things said. It ain't the first time you get in these environments and racist things are said. And because I'm gonna tell you what it is. Fans are privileged. They are privileged. And when I say they are privileged, they can pretty much say whatever they want.
No boundaries.
And if we say something back, we get in trouble. We lose money, we get fined. We all, like, all the punishment comes to us. And so I don't really get off into it. Like, the fans gonna say what they gonna say. Yes, they were racist. Am I surprised in that place? No. I was very appreciative of Tim Connolly reached out to me. I woke up to a text from Tim Connolly the next morning, who's the president of the Timberwolves, reached out immediately. Draymond, I'm sorry this happened to you. I saw Finchie's comments. I was appreciative of that. The way their organization handled it.
Bless.
Thank you. I appreciated that. I saw A-Rod on the sideline. He said something about it. Listen, the way their organization responded, I'm very appreciative of. I'm not one to give a nobody a moment to be somebody. You didn't, your life's work didn't lead you to having that moment to be somebody. So it won't be given to you by me. The reason I made the angry Black man statement was actually stemming from that. Whereas when we started that series in game 1, and even since post Rudy Gobert incident that happened, which by the way, I was happy to play against Rudy Gobert in the series because respect is gained and earned or lost in a playoff series. And— We've had our instances and I was happy to stand face to face with the man and gain respect where respect was, where there was an opportunity for respect to be earned. Because I am a firm believer in respect is earned during playoff series.
Mm-hmm.
And he earned it. And so I was happy to have that moment. But in saying that, post Rudy Gobert incident, The reception I've gotten in Minnesota has not been that bad and has not near as bad as I actually thought it would be. So Game 1 happens and nothing, right? Like the reception and they booed a little bit. Not really. Like it, nah. Like it wasn't hardly anything. And then we go into Game 2 and I get the bullshit tech. And number one, my shoulder hit Nas Reed's face. But if I'm bent down trying to make a pass and you're hovered above me and I lift up, my shoulder's gonna hit you in the face. That is just impossible not to, unless he is like translucent and my shoulder just like skims through his face without the physical presence. It is not. So, I get the bullshit tech. And the reason I was upset is because I've gotten the same bullshit tech from Tony Brothers before.
And to me— Tony Brothers is the worst, bro.
And to me, the reason I was so upset and why I said the angry Black man is because from me getting that tech, which by the way, Rudy Gobert elbowed Brandon Przymski in his eye. He finished the season with a black eye. And they wouldn't review it. But then I get reviewed on this little thing and it's a tech. And so, and then the reception in Minnesota, it goes through the roof. And that's when then the racist stuff happened. And so my thing is you're gaslighting them. It's to make Draymond look like the angry Black man and gaslight them. That's why I was so upset.
Yeah.
It's because it's like, "Oh, here's the gaslighting." Right? Like, they ain't on me like they could be, or you may want them to be, which brings excitement to series when we involve Draymond in these things. And so that's where the angry Black man statement came from. And that's why I went on the tangent I went on. I was pissed off because it's like, "Yo." Yeah. I haven't been dealing with this here, but you're gonna gaslight this situation to make me look like the angry, out-of-control Black man. And quite frankly—
They just took that clip? Is that what they did?
The angry Black man, I'm sorry, it just really, it don't work. And then you get like people on TV that wanna break it down with no context, right? So for all the idiots that tried to break it down and had no context, stupid again. That's where it all stemmed from though. It's like, yo, you're gaslighting them because nothing's going on with me. So let's gaslight them and make this a bigger deal than what it is. That's why I was pissed off about it. That's where the statement came from. And I still stand by that. Like, don't try to make me out to be the angry Black man. I'm not.
I'm not. You know what I mean?
Don't gaslight them.
You're not.
But then the things that I have to deal with, the things that I have to deal with, Like from the gaslighting, it becomes way bigger than basketball, by the way, right? Because if I deal with those, right, I deal with those racist comments and I jump over that rail, then everybody got to talk.
Then everything, yeah.
You know what I'm saying? And so just don't gaslight. That was my whole point. That's where I stand. I still stand on those same 10. Don't nothing change for me. That's what it is.
You're not an angry Black man. I know that. You're actually a really nice guy, Dilly. You're thoughtful.
You were raised right.
You know what I mean? You humble. Like, I don't think people really, like, know the true you. But on the court, you are kind of fucking crazy. Which I have to explain. I have to explain to people. You come into the league to adapt a persona. And part of that persona is how you gain an advantage on how you play. Mm-hmm.
Right?
For sure. And a lot of times some guys fall into certain personas that they can't get out of. Being soft, being lazy. Oh, he don't care. Oh, he's quiet. Like how many quiet dudes be like, oh man, he's soft, he don't care. And then they snap out, he be like, oh, oh, I know he was crazy. Like I knew he was tough.
That crazy.
So you have to have, like Dennis Rodman had a persona. And that persona worked for him.
Mm-hmm.
But you're not an angry Black man.
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Right.
But I'll be honest with you, I find it hilarious when I see somebody go on a tangent like, "He is an angry Black man," 'cause look, And then they show shit on the basketball court. And I'm like, "Hmm, okay, you just showed me fucking someone up on a basketball court." Great.
Guess what? That's what I like to do.
Great. I have never once in my life told y'all that I will not fuck someone up on a basketball court.
I absolutely will do that. That's the first thing I'm gonna tell somebody.
I will absolutely do that. We are competing for something. You're trying to take something from me that I'm trying to get. I want that thing at all costs.
Yes.
I will go to lengths, and being the winner that I am, that you probably won't go, which is why you don't win like I win in life and whatever it is that you do. That is who I am. So yes, 1,000%. But I find it very stupid when I see some media personalities go on a tangent and then they try to back up he's an angry Black man by stuff that goes on on a basketball court in a job that's also entertainment. When I see people do that, I'm like, "Oh yeah, you're an idiot because you took something that you saw on TV, that you saw in a game, and you thought, 'Oh, I can tell you who this guy is.'" You're just as dumb as anyone else. And so— Yeah.
Yes.
For the dummy that tries to say he is an angry Black man. Look, he did this on the basketball court.
And then, and then so the highlight tape—
Like on the basketball court, I'm sorry, that don't back up your claim. It just don't. You try to take that and make it out to be who Draymond Green is. That is who that basketball player is. You can't make that be me sitting right here. It don't work. It just don't work. You can try, you can continue, but it just doesn't work. It only proves that you are fooled by WWE. There you go. It only proves that you believe every rap lyric you hear. It only proves that you believe everything you see on the 10 o'clock news. You're naive.
You too smart for your own good. That's the problem.
That's what it boils down to.
That's the fucking problem.
Your only problem is that you naive.
Ron Artest. Ron Artest is the nicest person ever. That is my guy. That is my buddy, right?
Hey dude, you do anything— Meet Ron Artest in person, bro. It's night and day. It's almost catch you off guard, like— Night and day. Night and day.
Ben Wallace, night and day. Ben Wallace will, man, he will fucking body slam you on the court. Nicest guy. And like, you know, it's like, when you on that court, it's war, it's battle. It's like, people don't understand that. Like, the game is physical. You getting hit, you getting hit by mistake. It's a lot of organic clumsiness. And you jockeying for—
Absolutely.
For 3 or 4 inches of space, right? So you can have an advantage to make a shot, get a rebound, get a loose ball. Set a pick. And so all that flimsiness, you need to be frustrated to play basketball. You need to have like a sense of frustration, a sense of anger, little sense of hate, right? A little sense of like, uh, you feel like they did something to you. All that gotta be bottled up in order for you to go out there and play at an elite level. you gotta have an agenda, right? That agenda has to be so real. And sometimes you gotta make shit up.
Absolutely.
You gotta make up a reason why you hate a dude.
100%.
You gotta make it, right?
And so we was playing against Houston and they got one of their security guys. Now don't get me wrong, in the moment I was pissed off because when the thing happened with Fred VanVleet, Houston, one of their security guys, he grabbed my arms. So when that whole thing was going on, who I was yelling at when I was yelling in that was him. Was that, yeah, like bro, that's—
And I was telling bro, don't grab my arms, bro.
Like, don't, like grab your guys, don't grab my arms. 'Cause by the way, my thing on that is you grab my arms and one of y'all guys start swinging on me, you ain't gonna then let me go to swing back. Like, so I'm just at a disadvantage.
Bro, that is elementary. Like, don't grab us. Don't, if you grab me and you on they side, oh, that, you jumping me. I'm gonna automatically assume I'm getting jumped, man.
Absolutely. So it come back through Big John, our security team, like, yo, you know, the security guy, he, y'all, they said something that he wanted to talk to you. And I was like, nah, fuck that. I don't want to talk to him. Like, don't grab me. By the way, I held onto that until after game 7. And then I saw him after game 7 and he was like, Draymond, I was like, every game I ran right past him, 'cause when you in the play, it's mental warfare, man. Like everything, everybody, nah. So I'm like straight face past him. I don't see you, don't wanna talk, none of that. Whole series. I see him right after game 7. He like, Draymond. I'm like, man, what's up? He like, man, you know what I mean? I'm like, yeah, it's all love. I was like, but you know I wasn't about to say a word to you during that series. Nah, I was on that now. Like, and that's what it was.
That's what I'm saying. That's what it is. You're a nice guy.
That's what it is.
That is an example of a nice guy. What do you think I would've did at game 7?
Oh, you still would've been trying to fight. I would've been on him. What the fuck?
I'd have been on him. Hey, bro.
You would've still been trying to fight.
I will catch you in the summer. Don't you ever put your hands on me, bro. Don't you ever grab me. When I see you in the summer doing security, I'mma arrest you.
I'mma pin you up.
I'mma make a citizen's arrest. Fuck around, touch me, man. Hey, dude, I can't get at— That's what I'm saying. You're a good guy, bro. Some dudes don't let shit go. I'm not gonna let things go. Steven Jackson is not gonna let shit go, but he's a good dude. But being angry, shit, you gotta be angry out there on the floor. You have to be angry. Yeah, you must. You have to. It's an energy charge. It's almost like an advantage, right? And the more that you can start to wind that into like this peaceful moment of being like a true assassin where it matches your skill, it matches your basketball intellect, then you got a brand.
That part.
'Cause like Kobe Bryant hate everybody, bro.
Mm-hmm.
Kobe Bryant was angry if you scored, if he didn't get the ball, if he didn't score. You know, it's like you get to that level of a Mamba or Steph, right? These people, like, they're just as crazy and insane because all they're thinking about is cancellation. And they have the ability and the skill and the talent to annihilate you. So you have to be thinking like that to have all those things charge you up.
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