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Draymond Green goes off after reporter asks about Warriors 'wanting' Rockets | ESPN

9 May 2018 · 0 min

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In a postgame interview after the Golden State Warriors faced the Houston Rockets, reporter Speaker A asks whether the Warriors wanted to play the Rockets as much as the Rockets seemed eager to face them. Draymond Green responds with a mix of humor and deflection, emphasizing the Warriors' focus on winning championships rather than targeting specific opponents. He downplays the narrative that the team is seeking a particular matchup, instead highlighting their recent success (two titles in three years) and maintaining a calm, confident demeanor. The exchange showcases Green's communication style—direct, slightly sarcastic, and centered on the team's broader goals over individual rivalries.

At some point, somebody up there has to tell the truth. I ain't expecting it, but I do look forward to it. With that being said, with the Rockets, man, usually y'all know where that came from.
You usually use it. I use it, yeah, exactly. That was pretty smooth. That was brilliant, man. That was good. That was good. It just kind of sucks that you're reading it. It's cool though.
But with that being said, with the Rockets, having all that, you know, talking the narrative of what they've been saying about you guys. Did you guys at all want them as much as they wanted you with them having said all that this season? We don't have to say nothing. What we doing?
Man, we won 2 championships in 3 years. We not about to run off talking about how bad we want to play somebody. Like, we want to win another championship. And it don't matter who's in the way of that. If you in the way of that, then you happen to be in the way. But You know, we're not about to run around like, yeah, we want to play them in the conference finals. For what? Like, it don't matter to us who we play. However, we got them. All right, now let's get it. Let's— we get to it now. But it makes no sense for us to run around, we want them as bad as they want us. For what? Like, that honestly don't make much sense to me. Like, we, we got a goal. Whoever's in the way of that goal, you, You know, then we gotta see you. You got to see us. All right, now they in the way. Perfect. But we ain't been running around talking about, man, I can't, like, we want them bad. Like, nah, we want a championship bad, another one. That's the truth. Mm-hmm. You wasn't expecting it, but you looked forward to it. You got it.