Paul George SUSPENDED, NBA All Star Game SNUBS, & Dillon Brooks Is Trashing Draymond's Name AGAIN?!

What's up everybody? Welcome back to the Draymond Green Show. On today's show, I will address my post-game comments. I'll also go around the league and talk about Paul George's suspension, someone else's comments about me and PG, ironically, the rookie showdown, Cooper and Khan, and bunch more we got to get into. So let's get into it. [MUSIC] The Draymond Green Show is proudly presented by Grooms. Grooms proves that you can do the least and still feel the most, thanks to a delicious daily habit that does the heavy lifting. Save up to 52% off with code Draymond at Grooms.co. That's code Draymond at Grooms.co. First up, we will discuss the post-game comments with the referee. I know everybody was like, "Oh man, why'd you mention being a Black man in America?" Well, The reason I mentioned being a Black man in America, because Black people in America has suffered more than anyone. Black people in America has been mistreated more than anyone. Black people in America has been marginalized more than anyone. Black people in America has been dealt a bad hand since the beginning of time. And so the reason I spoke about being a Black man in America is because in everything that Black people in America have gone through, I'm not okay with anyone for that matter, but in particular in this situation, a white man putting his hand in my face and telling me, in his stern voice that now is my chance not to say another word and put his hand up in my face. That's why I mentioned as a Black man in America, because I don't care what you're doing, I don't care where, what the situation is, especially, you know, in a basketball game, that's not okay. And it's never gonna be okay. I don't care your title, whether that's referee, coach, player, ball boy, statistician, anything in between, that's not okay. And so for me, I mentioned it after the game because there's always gonna be this notion, "Oh man, Draymond just got a tech." Draymond can't control himself. Well, believe what you wanna believe. Your opinion is your opinion. I really don't give a shit. But in this instance, make no mistake about it. If it happened again tomorrow, I'm gonna respond with the same thing. And by the way, my response wasn't profanity-laced because they like to say, oh man, you cursed. I said, "Don't put your hand in my face." And then he picked his whistle up and gave me a tech. And so if me telling you not to put your hand in my face is what deserves a technical foul, then do it again and I'm gonna get another technical foul. Because if I put my hand in his face, I'm gonna get attacked and probably ejected if I put my hand in his face. And so the same respect must be upheld. The same respect must exist. And so that's why I mentioned it the way I did after the game. That's, and to clarify everything that I meant for those that didn't quite understand, then here it is. Yeah. That will never be okay. And if that's where the NBA is headed, then maybe it's just beyond me. But that is never gonna work. At least not with me. Maybe with other people that may be okay. That will never work for me. So that is why I addressed it the way I addressed it. And that is also why I received the technical foul. Okay. My 10th technical foul of the season. And I stand on that. Don't put your hand in my face. That's not okay. And moving on, we had the Detroit Pistons the other night. They were able to take the game. They were on the second night of a back-to-back. Came out guns blazing, pissed off a bit after the first timeout. You know, they had took a tough loss to Phoenix the night before.— and they came out and showed why they're the number one team in the East. I think for us, I don't think we did a great job of following the game plan. When you know it's gonna be a huge paint game, like this isn't a team that shoots a bunch, bunch of threes. This is a team that scores a lot of points in the paint. And when you know that and you're constantly giving up easy slips to the paint and just different people diving down the paint with no gap help, you're not sticking to the game plan because you know this team is trying to get to the paint every single time. They're not fooling you. They're not trying to shoot a bunch of threes. They got a couple guys that shoot threes. Everybody else is getting to the paint. And so I just don't think we did a good enough job sticking to our defensive game plan and addressing what we need to address. And I also don't think our level of physicality was there. We had too many turnovers. We gave up too many points in transition and our defense weren't just there. All of those is physicality and will to do, right? And so I just don't think we had, we met the level that we needed to meet in that game. And ultimately they took the game. In saying that, I was able to spend some time with Jared Jack after the game. As you all know, that's my vet. Mm-hmm. And I was just sharing with Jack, man, it's a very interesting, we was just having a conversation and he was just saying like, man, I'm proud of you. Like, who, just who would've ever thought like 14 years ago, 13 years ago, I'm a rookie. And who would've ever thought that that was the start of this. And man, it was, you know, that's one of the reasons why, you know, I always talk about my vets. I always big up my vets because I always say, I am a product of great veterans. And great veterans is so important to players in this league from their playing career, but also, off the court, you know, you learn so much from vets. And you know, I've spoke over the last couple years of just how much vets are missed in the NBA. Like you see some of the mistakes and some of the things that go on with these young guys. And I know it's directly impacted by them not having veterans, not having veteran leadership. And so then you're stuck to come and figure out how to navigate this. Insanely different life than most people live with no one that's done it telling you how to do it and showing you the way. And man, that's a tough thing. And I don't think people realize that, you know, when, you know, everybody always just wanna criticize a player, you know, for their downfalls, but no one ever take a look at those types of things and see how did they align? Yeah. Right, like, man, this player struggled for 2 years. Who was his vets? Then you look and you like, damn, there was no vets on that roster. And that's one of the things just with all the new salary cap stuff. And over the last, I'd say 5 years ago, when you start seeing the middle get squoze outta the NBA, that's one of the things that went. It's like, oh man, the veteran salaries are too high. They start getting rid of the vets. And so in turn, it just left young guys with no guidance. And so I always like to big up my vets and make it known who my vets were because I am a product of great veteran leadership. I had incredible vets to show me the way and I, and I would never forget that. And I know how important that that is. Mm-hmm. To my journey, you know? And so to see Jack as an assistant coach with Luke Walton as an assistant coach as well for the Detroit Pistons, Luke, I played some of the best basketball in my career with Luke on our coaching staff. But I know that Jack, The same veteran leadership that he gave me, that he was for me, I know there's a sense of him that is still giving that to Cade Cunningham. They're still giving that to Jalen Duren. They're still giving that to Dennis Jenkins. You know, I know the type of person that Jack is, and I know how assistant coaches are in this league. And so I know the benefit that that has on these young Detroit Pistons players, because I know how much it benefited me. And so it was great to spend that time, you know, and, you know, we had a conversation and I was just telling him, I said, man, Jack, Draymond Green came up to me after the game and said, "Man, Dray, you a legend." Like, wow. And I was, you know, chopped it up with Cade, chopped it up with Isaiah Stewart. And I told Jack, we was chilling at Mesquite actually, at my restaurant. And I said, "Jack, man, it made me feel so good that them young fellas seek me out to come and say what's up." after the game. Because you get in a space in your career where you start your career, and when you start your career, you're working to gain everyone's respect. You come in, you hungry, you work to gain everybody's respect. You know, and in doing that, it's where you grow your wings. You know, it's where you gain your wings. It's where you learn to fly. And then it ultimately, You know, if you lucky enough, if it happens, right? And like, you go through this long journey of, I gain respect working to do everything that you set out to do. And then you realize like, dang, the respect at some point, like it's not just like the day happens, right? The day flips and you like, "Oh, today it is that I gain respect." You know, but at some point you realize like, "Oh man, I gained the respect." And then as you go through your career, and if you're fortunate enough to go as long as I've been fortunate enough to go, you get to a certain point of where you realize, A, there's a respect for what you've done. But B, it's a fine line because if you can't do it no more, the respect dwindles in the here and now, which can kind of impact the overall view, vantage point of your respect and just your respect level and what that is for you. Yeah. And so it's a very interesting space to be in because if you get too far in and over the hill, then it's almost like you start getting treated like there's no respect for you. And it's the interesting life cycle of a basketball player. Like, You think in most businesses, um, it happens a bit in rap as well. In most businesses, in most industries, in most things, the more experience you get, the more respect you get, the better, you know, the, the, your, your view differently, right? Like the better everyone's viewpoint is of you. In most businesses, that's the way it is. It's like in, in basketball and sports in general and, and hip-hop, It actually flips. It's like you get too far in and it's like, oh man, you don't know how to do it no more. You know, the respect is not quite what it was or what, you know, what you want, what you want, what you worked for. And you never truly know, but the only way you really know is if the young fellas that come after you show it to you. That's ultimately what becomes the gauge for respect in the league that we're in. It's like ultimately, if the young fellas come and show you that respect, then you know like, "Ah man, that respect is there." You get to a certain point in your journey and that becomes more important than it once was. And so that was, you know, I root for the Pistons, you know, and being from the state of Michigan, I root for the Detroit Pistons. Like, I want to see this young Detroit Pistons team with Cade and Jalen Duran and Isaiah Stewart. Like, I watch a lot of Pistons games. Yeah. I want to see them do well. You know, I wanna see these young guys bring Detroit basketball back to prominence, which they have. Bring Detroit basketball back to championship level, competing for NBA Finals. I wanna see these young guys do that. And you know, I watched them a couple years ago lose 27 straight games. You know what I'm saying? Yeah. Them go through that. But I've also watched them very much so embrace what it means to play for the Detroit Pistons and bring that nastiness back and embrace the struggle that they went through. And ultimately, JB Bickerstaff is about to coach the NBA All-Star Game because they're the number one seed in, in Eastern Conference. Yeah. You know, like I watched them go through that grind, you know, and see it through. And now to see where they are today, I'm enjoying watching this process. And I ultimately wanna see it end for them in rings, bringing championship basketball back to the Detroit Pistons organization, back to the state of Michigan. I wanna see that. Mm-hmm. And so in watching that and rooting for that team the way I root for that team, and then you get that respect from the young guys, it mean a little more today than it did before because you start to get to that point to where it can change. And are you still doing the things necessary or have you done enough for that not to change? And so for me, that was a cool moment. I enjoyed that. DJ came up and wanted to meet Cade. Cade said what's up to him, asked him, "Hi, how you doing? You work hard? How your grades?" All the things. You know, just him have that interaction. Ultimately, he got a signed jersey from Cade and Jalen, you know? And like, man, that's what it's all about, you know? And that's the fun stuff. That's the side where you like, man, Money can't buy that. You know what I'm saying? Like those experiences, always trying to provide those experiences. So although we lost the game, it was a cool night. And then obviously it was my bobblehead night. And the bobblehead was special because the bobblehead is a Michigan State bobblehead. It's Golden State Warriors, me today, but in my Michigan State uniform. And that was fire. So cool day nonetheless. Wish we would've got the win, but— Yeah. You know, I'm enjoying seeing these Pistons and how they go about their business and who they are and their demeanor, bringing Detroit basketball back to what it was. So, and lastly, Kade, to see his growth, man, like leading the NBA in assists, his pace, like you can't speed him up. And just like surprised that he's not more in the MVP conversation. I hope he's not falling into this category of guys that just like, will never get the appreciation and the MVP consideration like they deserve. You know, we talk about American-born basketball players and how the world is catching up. They can't beat us in the Olympics and stuff, but they're catching up. And we talk about all of those things. And the reality is we have an MVP candidate, American-born MVP candidate in Kade Cunningham. Mm-hmm. That does not get the notoriety, does not get the publicity for being an MVP candidate. Well, you hear it here first. There's no chance Cade Cunningham is not a top 3 MVP candidate in the NBA today. Number 1 in the, in the East, leading the league in assists, putting up 27 points a game while leading the league in assists. How is he not in the category for MVP? I don't know. I don't know, I don't understand, but I think it's now time that that changed because Cade Cunningham is as special of a player as we have in the league today. So after the break, I'll go around the association, discuss the Paul George suspension, Dylan Brooks livestream comments, Cooper versus Khan, and a bunch more. We'll be right back after this. As promised, now we'll move around the association. Paul George, 25-game suspension. There is not much information around that. What was, I do know, Paul George accepted accountability and I can always respect regardless of what went wrong or what happened or whose fault it was. I can just always respect, take it, accepting accountability. And you know, he did that, accepted his suspension. Has some huge ramifications. Paul George is gonna lose about $12 million of his salary this year. And which ultimately gives the Philadelphia 76ers, I think like a $5.5 million credit back on their salary cap spending, which ultimately reduces, um, them of being in the second apron to only about $1.5 million, uh, that of salary cap space that if they want to get under the second apron, which I'm sure they will, they usually do. Uh, it's not as tough due to this suspension. Um, of Paul George. So huge ramifications on all sides of it. I wish PG well. I never want to see anybody get suspended. Never want to see anybody deal with tough times regardless of what it is that's going on. You know, he mentioned his mental health in his statement. I hope all is well. You just never know what people is dealing with or going through. So I send my love and well wishes. I don't know— Draymond Green. Enough detail to sit here and try to dig into the weeds or break down this suspension. It is what it is. Wish him well as he, you know, goes through this and deal with this because ultimately this is something that he has to deal with on a major level. So hopefully they can get it all figured out, but he'll serve his 25-game suspension right now. Cleveland Cavaliers trade DeAndre Hunter to the Sacramento Kings for Dennis Schroder and Keon Ellis. In that deal, the Bulls will receive received Dario Saric and 2 second round picks. A lot of people are going at the Kings right now and Scott Perry because they're saying you could have given up Keon Ellis by himself for 2 second round picks. So why would you include Keon Ellis and Dill? And he was viewed as one of the premier wing defenders on the trading block. This, that's what a lot of people are saying. But the question you have to ask yourself, and I think what general managers are weighing is, How, how, what this says to me is how much they like DeAndre Hunter. Because can you get DeAndre Hunter to Sacramento without trading for him? Not highly likely unless you just severely overpay. And so to get a talent like DeAndre Hunter, they make the trade and you give up two second round picks now. If you drive great, two second round picks could equal a lot. You know, yours truly, the second round pick. But if you believe in DeAndre Hunter, which this deal would tell me they do, and just including Keon Ellis in it, then I think, you know, I think that would be their reason for making the move. You get off of Dario Saric's salary. Dario hasn't been in their rotation at all this year, pretty much. You get off Dennis Schroder's salary, who they took out of the star lineup after signing to a deal this summer at about $15, $16 million a year. And you get DeAndre Hunter, who would be up, but I'm assuming a young wing that kind of fits their timeline of rebuilding that they gonna wanna have around. If you're the Cavs, You got significantly better. There's been a lot of gripes about their backup point guard play this year. I think Dennis Schroder, we know, is a very capable and good backup point guard. Keon Ellis, a good wing defender. I think, you know, they've had a lot of injuries this year, so they haven't had that tenacity on the defensive end. He's a good wing defender. He's also a good shooter, you know? And so, I think the Kings, the Cavs definitely improved. And getting the two guys back for DeAndre Hunter. There was also a lot of gripes of DeAndre Hunter not wanting to be there. Kenny Atkinson and Dennis Schroeder have some familiarity with each other already. And I think Dennis will be, Kennedy's type of guy, as will Keon Ellis will be Kennedy's type of guy. So I think overall the Cavs made out well in this deal. And then the Bulls just kind of taking on salary. The Bulls may have some use for Dario. I think Dario still got some stuff left in the tank. But more importantly for the Bulls, I think for them is getting the two second round picks. What it does signal to me is at this trade deadline, second round picks will probably be thrown around like hotcakes. Just to see two randomly just thrown into this deal. They'll be thrown around like hotcakes at this trade deadline. So the value of a second round pick may not be that high right now. We shall see as this trade deadline approaches, but they may not be that high right now. Nonetheless, I think the Cavs got a lot better with this deal. You know, they've been kind of looking for a boost to kind of get them back to that level. That they were playing at last year. They lost Ty Jerome, which I thought was a big deal for their team last year. And now you add Dennis Schroeder in that role and I think it will give them some sense of kind of who they were and what they felt they were last year. And so overall, I think this is a really good deal for the Cavs. And like I said, I think, you know, it shows you what the Kings view DeAndre Hunter as and you know, They got the guy they wanted. And so, you know, I think this is a good one to kick off the annual upcoming trade deadline, trade deadline week, if you will. I know everyone is looking for a response to Dylan Brooks' comments about podcasts. He said, he was speaking on me and Paul George doing podcasts. He said, "They're not good at basketball, so focus on hoops." And I don't really feel the need to get in back and forth. If I was Dylan Brooks, I wouldn't have too much love for this podcast either. Being, you know, how he was annihilated on this podcast, possibly, you know, aided in him being traded away from the Memphis Grizzlies where he ultimately said, you know, he really enjoyed playing there. So I get it. I completely get it. And yeah, you know, he said we talk too much on our podcast, but he's been kind of going on other people's stream and just like talking too much, if you will. You know, I found it funny. I thought it was cute. Like those guys talk too much on those podcasts. You know, I think, you know, there are some people that you can go talk to that about. You know, you say they're not good at basketball. You know, when I started this podcast, what made it, you know, what made guys really comfortable with having these podcasts was because I was an All-Star and a world champion, NBA champion in the same year. And so, you know, we heard that noise before. But you know, I think, you know how some people like they be throwing shots and stuff when they doing the rollout of an album? And I would just tell y'all like, look out for something big from Dylan Brooks. Like maybe he's about to become a streamer or something of that nature. Maybe he just got something he's about to release or something because he keep going and talking like he trying to create these headlines. And if I'm a part of your album rollout, I get it. You know, I know my name move waves around this place, so I get it. Say Draymond Green, I get a little more attention. That's cute. And I respect it 'cause it's true. So congratulations to him. Unfortunate that he wasn't able to make his first All-Star Game. You know, maybe he feels he got, you know, he got snubbed. But yeah, it's unfortunate. It's the first time in his career that he played at All-Star level and unfortunately didn't make it. So gotta keep putting the work in and, you know, maybe happens next year. Maybe you're a replacement this year. We'll see, but just keep putting the work in. It's been doing well for him. Speaking of All-Star, the All-Star Reserves was announced today. Our West Reserves, Deni Avdija of Israel, Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, Anthony Edwards, Chet Holmgren, LeBron James, Jamal Murray, Canada. East Reserves, Scottie Barnes, Jamaica/Canada, Draymond Green, Jalen Duren, Jalen Johnson, Donovan Mitchell, Norman Powell, Pascal Siakam, Cameroon, Karl-Anthony Towns, Dominican Republic. Norman Powell also plays for the Jamaican national team. When I look at these, the format this year has 3 teams, 2 USA team and 1 world team, round robin. Mm-hmm. When you look at this All-Star roster, this satisfies the 8 international player team. Luka, SGA, Joker, Wemby, Denny, Pascal, Jamal, Giannis. Interestingly enough, Karl Towns could go on that team. I wonder, yo, if the voting somehow was impacted by the format of the game. And the reason I wonder that, because it's baffling to me that Brandon Ingram's not in the All-Star Game. Baffling. Very shocked. That Brandon Ingram is not in the All-Star Game. Just don't quite understand it. I am a huge fan of Pascal Siakam, game. I think Pascal Siakam is a great player. I was surprised by Pascal making the All-Star Game because yes, he has great numbers, but their team has the worst record in the Eastern Conference. And— You know, I've been in this league quite a while. So I remember the days of like DeMarcus Cousins being on a bad Sacramento team and averaging 30 and 14, 28 and 14, 28 and 12, and not making the All-Star team. Or Bradley Bill leading the league, averaging 32 points, 33 points a game, and not making the All-Star team. And so I really just be wondering like, what's the criteria like? Sometimes when it does matter, sometimes when it doesn't matter, is it affected by the, uh, World USA thing? Because it just doesn't make sense to me that Brandon Ingram isn't, isn't on here. I, I'm very, very, very shocked by that one. And so, you know, you talk snubs, um, like I said, Pascal is great, his numbers are great. Pretty much has the same roster, uh, excuse me, same record as the Brooklyn Nets. And Michael Porter Jr.'s playing incredible basketball, uh, averaging great numbers and doesn't get in. So, you know, it— I, I was— I'm— I really want to know, like, is this being affected by the format? 'Cause if it's being affected by the format, I don't think that's fair because being an NBA All-Star is such a huge accomplishment, is such a huge feat, and there should be nothing outside of your play that changes the outcome of that for players. And so, You even look at like the rookie sophomore game. I talked about this last year. Nobody gives a shit to see G League players at NBA All-Star Weekend. And this whole like can of worms opened up because we allow, we first allowed G League players to be in a dunk contest. Well, in trying to save the dunk contest, G League players all of a sudden become like players that play on All-Star Weekend. At the All-Star Game and it's just pathetic. Like you shouldn't be playing at the All-Star Game and you don't even have an NBA contract. That just does not make sense. And so you have this, this G League team in this round robin form of the rookie sophomore game. And you got sophomores like a Ron Howland, rookies like a Will Richard, And there's a list of other guys that don't get in because you have to get a G League player. Like, that shit does not make any sense to me. It doesn't make any sense. Like, I'm sorry, but these guys work their ass off to get to the NBA. They're rookies and sophomores. There's rookies and sophomores that have played in the rookie sophomore games dating back many years, and I'm gonna lose my spot because y'all gotta get a certain amount of G League guys in? It's incredible. I think that's insane. I like Mac McClung. Mac McClung came to training camp with us one year. Great kid. He should've never been in the NBA dunk contest if you're not on an NBA roster. That doesn't work. And so that can of worms was opened, which then opened the can of worms for them to say, "Oh man, we gonna add G League players." All of these things and gimmicks to try to save the All-Star Game. I, I, that, those things won't save the All-Star Game. They just won't. And so maybe you need to like find a different form of something, but what's going on right now just isn't the answer. It's just not. I can't agree with it. Yeah. Um, yeah, I, I, I don't agree with it at all. Uh, now the counter to that argument would be, well, Alferun Sengun didn't make it, which I was also shocked by. Um, so I don't know. Uh, but like I said, I just hope that that's not the case. And after this year, figure it out or let it go, because The whole gimmicks, like, enough. The gimmicks ain't working. We're trying different gimmicks every year and they're not really working. So either figure it out with what it's supposed to be or, or, or let it go because it, it's getting more and more disgusting by the year, man. Epic Cooper, uh, Flaggin versus Con Canuppa battle the other day. You had to Charlotte Hornets taking on the Dallas Mavericks with the Charlotte Hornets continuing their run. I think they're on a 6, 7 game win streak right now. Their longest win streak in a long time. But less about the Charlotte Hornets and Dallas Mavericks and more about these two young guys. This is who the Rookie of the Year race comes down to, is these two guys. And I think with the late play of the Charlotte Hornets, I said, I might have misspoke. I said they're not gonna make the play-in. I think they will make the play-in. However, I still stand by what I said, which is a team like that, you never know. They could trade LaMelo Ball at the trade deadline. You just never know what their, what the way they're looking at this organization and how they look at their future. You just never know what the direction is. But in saying that, I do think at this point now they will get in the play-in the way they're playing. They're playing really good basketball. And I think the Rookie of the Year comes down to these two guys. And I think with the way Con has played and how vital he's been to them— the other night, uh, Cooper Flagg had 49 on 20 for 29. Conkanoboh had 34, 8 for 12 from 3. The way he's playing, and that team get to the play-in game, that has to solidify Khan for Rookie of the Year. But I think this battle's going down to the wire. It'll be a fun one over these last 30 games to end the season. But I still stand by my prediction before. I still think Khan comes home with it. But it was good to see that battle between two young college teammates, possibly roommates, you know, to see them battle like that in the NBA in their rookie year. Definitely a sign of things to come for those two guys as they move forward in their careers. And something for us to watch. As promised last week, we introduced 3 Things with Draymond. This will be a weekly segment, mostly non-basketball, and my opportunity to give you guys a sneak peek into my world off the court. So I'm calling it 3 Things with Draymond. Every week, do 3 things, what I enjoyed off the court, what caught my eye online, and then something I witnessed that showed toughness in the real world, whatever it was for you is your real world and just showed a level of toughness that I think deserves to be spoke about, rewarded, and applauded. So number 1, to start it off, I wanna talk about the most fun moment I had off the court this week. Number 1 was the Warriors poker tournament. Every year the Warriors do a, the Warriors Community Foundation founded by Nicole Laker. Draymond Green does a charity poker event. And when I tell you it's a room like you've never seen before, like it's such an incredible room. We're obviously blessed to be out here in the Bay Area with all the influence from the tech world and venture capital world and private equity and just all the different things. What a room. Yeah. The Warriors Community Foundation last night in one night raised $5 million. And the Warriors Community Foundation does a lot in the Bay Area for the underserved youth. And they've given up, given away over $50 million in the last 10 years. Raised $5 million last night alone at the poker tournament. Incredible event, incredible job to all the donors, you know, taking your time out to go to the event, donating your money for kids to have a better life, have a better chance at education, better chance at a future is incredible and very much so appreciated. So to all of those out there that did, Wow, $5 million raised in one night is insane. So shout out to Nicole Lacob and the Warriors Community Foundation and all their incredible work they've been doing over the years. And then also another fun moment I had off the court today, I took my kids to Sky Zone and we invited a bunch of, you know, just friends and their kids and, you know, some people from work that have kids and they jumped around. We were there for like 4 or 5 hours. It was great. Yeah. Always, you know, we had an off day today. Anytime you can get that time with the kids uninterrupted where they're having fun, we're jumping around on trampoline, just always a good time. I really enjoy spending time with my kids. They keep me young. So those are my moments off the court that I had the most fun with this week. Secondly, what stopped my scroll this week was Jerrell Miller getting his hairpiece knocked off. Oh. Um, he still won the fight. To his credit, you cannot get your hairpiece knocked off and lose the fight. And by the way, in those— within those three punch combo he caught that had his hairpiece flying off, flying off his head, um, it looked like Big Fella was about to go down and he didn't. Uh, you know, they came in, but, but he ended up winning the fight. But man, I love how he embraced and gave the story behind how he got a mix-up with spray at his mom's house, shampoo or whatever it was, and he put the hairpiece on. Just go bald, big fella. Just go out there with the baldy, dawg. I couldn't believe he came out there with the hairpiece and it fell off. That was the moment that stopped my scroll this week. And lastly, each week I'll share something I saw off the court, in the real world, or on the news that demonstrated real toughness to me. And came across a video of Nikola Jokic, young guy, first round pick, young Serbian guy, an NBA player for the Oklahoma City Thunder, NBA champion, excuse me, for the Oklahoma City Thunder, was diagnosed with testicular cancer a few months ago. And he finished his treatment, he finished his chemo treatment and was back on the NBA court working out. And to see him, number one, go through the treatment brings a real dose of reality. And number one, everybody out there fighting cancer and the treatments that they go through and losing their hair. Just the different things that it does to their body, to their lives. I send my love and my well wishes. And Nikola Jokic, to get back on an NBA floor, working out, training to come back after going through his treatment and just seeing that dedication and how fast he's back out there on the court with his guys and working out and trying to prepare for a comeback in hopes that he can at least play some games in the G League at some point this year. It's honorable. I respect the fight. I respect and appreciate how he's going through his journey and just wanted to send my love and well wishes to Nikola Topic. Really inspired me when I saw that. And that to me this week demonstrated real toughness. Yeah. And so I take my hat off to him. Congratulations on completing his treatment. Praying that it goes well and that he does not have to deal with this ever again in his life. But I appreciate him for that real moment of toughness because it, if nothing else, it just made me realize whatever it is that's bad, your shit not that bad. There's someone else dealing with worse. Yeah. And I think it's always good to try to have that perspective. And Nikola Toppers gave me that respect. So kudos and thank you, young fella. And good luck on the journey back to an NBA court and NBA games. I wanna thank you all again for tuning into the Draymond Green Show. We got Philly on Tuesday. Get back with y'all later this week. Deuces. If you're rocking with the Draymond Green Show, be sure to click follow on your favorite podcast app app. And while you're there, go ahead and drop a 5-star rating and leave a review. 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