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Draymond vs. Steve Kerr — BTS Of The 2016 Halftime Blow-Up Against The OKC Thunder🔥

1 Nov 2025 · 1 min

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In this behind‑the‑scenes video, Draymond Green narrates a heated halftime exchange with Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr during the 2016 game at Oklahoma City. Green explains that Kerr had just returned from injury, which left Green feeling his own production had slipped and building frustration. At halftime Green was statistically dominant—roughly 9 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks—but had missed both of his field‑goal attempts, both top‑of‑the‑key threes that Kerr later criticized on film. The criticism sparked a volatile back‑and‑forth, with Kerr telling Green he was done for the half. Green briefly removed his shoes in protest before deciding to stay in the game. He finished with a career‑type line of about 17 rebounds, 16 assists, and only 1–2 points, underscoring his impact despite the scoring drought. The story highlights the tension between a coach returning from injury and a player feeling undervalued, as well as Green’s resilience and ability to dominate non‑scoring facets of the game.

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That's the year that Steve missed a lot of time. He was coming back. And when he came back, I felt like my production dipped. And so I was just frustrated as hell, frustrated as hell. And it was just kind of boiling. He was frustrated with me, I was frustrated with him. Fast forward, we play at OKC and I was dominating that game. I think I had 9 rebounds and 8 assists at halftime or something like that. 2 steals, 2 blocks. And I was 0 for 2 from the field. And the 2 shots that I took was like, Top of the key threes. Steve showed both of the shots on film. Like, "Draymond, we can get better shots than this." I'm like, "Really?" He showed the first one. I was like, "Really, man? Like, I took 2 shots and you gonna show my one shot on?" And then the second one came and I really lost it. Like, "All right, man." And he's like, "What, Draymond?" And he started going crazy at me. I start going crazy at him. What was said is irrelevant. And so Steve was like, "You're done. You're not playing this half." And I took my shoes off. I threw 'em like, "All right." I put my shoes back on like, "Hell no, I'm playing." And long story short, I finished that game with 17 rebounds and 16 assists and 1 point, 1 or 2 points. Dominated the game. Yeah.