In this interview, Draymond Green and the host (Speaker A) talk about Jimmy Butler’s first return to Miami after being traded, the Heat’s recent losing streak, and the expected atmosphere at the game. Green notes that Butler is "locked in" and will likely play at a 10‑out‑of‑10 intensity, possibly making his motivation evident on the court. The conversation then shifts to the Warriors’ broader philosophy of thriving when they are disliked, recalling how the team historically used crowd hostility as fuel. Green and the host discuss the upcoming road‑trip schedule (Miami, Memphis, Los Angeles, San Antonio, New Orleans, Atlanta) and how the Warriors’ identity as a team that embraces being hated can provide an extra edge. They also touch on specific player expectations for the Miami game (Wiggins, Kyle Anderson) and reflect on how the Warriors no longer need to artificially create hype because the external hatred already energizes them. The overall tone is conversational and enthusiastic, emphasizing anticipation for a high‑energy, competitive matchup.
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Jimmy Butler returning to Miami for the first time since the trade. Miami hasn't been playing well.
What are they on, the 8-game losing streak?
9-game losing streak. They just lost last night. What do you think the atmosphere will be like for that game? 2, should I fly out to Miami and come to that game? And has Jimmy mentioned anything about it? I'm coming to the game anyway.
Jimmy has not said a word about it. Um, he locked in. It's funny, I was talking to Trav the other day, we were talking about this game, and he was like, man, you think it's— because there's two guys, there's two different types of people that deal with situations like this. There's the person that doesn't say anything, and you know it means a lot to them, but they just don't say anything. And then there's the person that's like, nah, this Like, I'm going in there like this.
You gotta get this. Yeah.
And the reality is we all know Jimmy's mentality. He gonna be on 10. What I'm excited to see is, is he gonna be the guy that lets everybody else know, and meaning us around him, he on 10? Yeah.
Well, we all—
Or is he just gonna walk in there on 10 and everybody fall in line? Nonetheless, I think the atmosphere's gonna be a great atmosphere because Wiggs is gonna come and Wiggs is gonna wanna play great. Kyle Anderson gonna get minutes and he gonna wanna play great.
Yep.
And then obviously Jimmy raises all tides at all times.
I'm saying.
And raise atmospheres at all times. And so, and I think there's gonna be some plays that Jimmy gonna make it known in that game. And I'm looking forward to that smoke. So I think it's gonna be a great atmosphere. I think it's gonna be a fun game. I'm looking forward to it. Obviously Miami's always fun in itself, but we're going down there locked in. So I'm looking forward to it.
I think it'll be great. That just hit me. You thrive in being hated, right? At the beginning of the year, you were playing basketball and nobody hated you. Like, no teams hated you. They was just like, "Yeah, we can beat them." And y'all didn't have, like, and y'all were just playing basketball.
Yep.
Right? So when you look at, let's say the first half of the year, you say, "Oh, look at Draymond's shenanigans." Now look at Draymond shenanigans when he hated, you know what I'm saying? And so now y'all got a fire. And so going into Miami and the Warriors being hated, y'all used to that. That's how, like, y'all need that energy more so to drive. Like, Steph needs to be hated and not loved all the time, right?
Because the love is sometimes too much.
Yeah, but you know, like you used to that 'cause there's what, Dubs fans all over the world.
Absolutely.
Right? And there's Steph Curry fans all around the world, 3-point shooting fans all around the world. But there's a sense of emptiness and stillness and quieting the gym down or a noisy gym that you guys just thrive in because you know it's war, it's battle. And so, this first game, y'all going somewhere, y'all gonna be hated.
No, 100%.
And so I think this road trip is gonna be a great eye-opening experience because now you get to feel like the old Warriors where people hated whether you was 70 wins, hated everywhere you went in. You had to like, you felt you had to earn, prove yourself, but you knew that, okay, they hate us, we hate them. And it just raises, it raises the level, right?
1000%.
And the energy, right? 'Cause a lot of times you gotta just, you just gotta try shit, do shit during the season just to rile yourself up. Y'all ain't gotta do that no more.
Nah, you just come in on a different type of time now.
Yep.
Absolutely. So I'm looking forward to that. And I love walking into the arena being hated. You know why? Because when you win, there's no better feeling than shutting that crowd up. And we will be hated. Tremendously in Miami this time around. We will be hated in Memphis as always.
Oh, for sure.
We will be hated in Los Angeles.
For sure. I'll be at that game.
You got San Antonio, which is always a tough game.
Yeah.
You got New Orleans, which we've had some battles in that place in playoff series. So they're always looking to beat us. Right? And so this trip, and then Atlanta's always a fun game.
Yeah.
So this will be a good trip for us. I'm looking forward to it.
