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Draymond Green Explains His Viral Interaction With Kevin Durant

12 Mar 2026 · 1 min

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In a casual, off‑camera interview, Draymond Green narrates a locker‑room moment that went viral. He explains that after he "dapped" teammate Malivai, Kevin Durant jokingly remarked, "You dapped him up like you don't even know him." Draymond clarifies that he actually respects Malivai, describing him as a young, respectful player eager to learn. The exchange highlights the spontaneous humor and camaraderie among Golden State Warriors players, and illustrates how a brief comment can become a widely shared clip.

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Everybody like, "Yo, what y'all talking about?" And I told y'all, man, K be having these crazy one-liners. So he just hit a crazy one-liner, boom, boom. And it was actually about me talking to one of the guys on our team. I had dapped Malivai up. And when I dapped Malivai up, K was like, "Man, you dapped him up like you don't even know him." You know, like, 'cause I'm just telling him in the moment, like, "All right, we do this, do this." He like, "All right, bet." Shook his hand, we onto the next thing. K standing there looking at him. He like, "Man, you dap him up like you don't even know him." And I'm like, "Nah, man, I actually like Malibu. Like, he's a good young fella, you know, very respectful, wants to learn." But it was funny as hell. It's just one of them things in the moment, man. Woo!