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Draymond Was NOT Blaming Jonathan Kuminga Or Brandin Podziemski For Their Early Season Struggles

14 Nov 2025 · 1 min

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Draymond Green says he never blamed Kuminga or Podziemski for the Warriors' defensive struggles. He used "we" throughout and took personal accountability at a Denver press conference, calling media narratives about shifted blame a story-making exercise to stay relevant.

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People saying, "Oh man, Draymond is blaming the young guys." When in my statement that I made where they said I was blaming the young guys, I said, "We, we." Draymond is actually someone who doesn't go on the media and blame anyone. I actually go and blame myself. If you watch my press conference in Denver a couple nights before, I said, "I am failing this defense." I. The defense is struggling. So I have failed us. That's what I said. So to think I'm as wishy-washy as y'all, and then an interview later would be like, "It's them." I don't move like that. So for all of you guys who's like creating stories because you need something to talk about to stay relevant, that's what the Draymond Green Show is for. You don't have to ever try to interpret what you think Draymond is saying—