In this video, Draymond Green addresses recent comments made by JJ Redick and Chris "Mad Dog" Russo on a sports talk program, where they claimed "America is tired of Draymond Green" and told him to "shut up and play." Green challenges their authority to speak for America, calling the remarks racially charged and reminiscent of the old "shut up and dribble" narrative. He references his own Instagram caption rejecting such slogans, emphasizes that those attitudes are outdated, and asserts that the media will no longer tolerate false narratives or unaccountable commentary. Green also shares his personal media background—being offered a spot on First Take before signing with Turner—and declares that the new media landscape will hold personalities like Redick accountable for their statements. Throughout, he adopts a confrontational, passionate tone, demanding respect and accountability from sports media personalities.
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What's up everybody? It's Draymond Green. Make sure you subscribe to the Volumes YouTube channel below so you don't miss any more of this great content going forward. Yesterday, there was a lot of news in sports talk world, in the sports talk world. But in particular, JJ Redick sending the clown back to the circus. Number one, I'm not sure where this dog, this bad dog guy really came from. I really noticed him maybe over the course of the last couple months going up and just screaming to the top of his lungs when he's sitting next to Stephen A. Yesterday, he goes on TV and he says, "America is tired of Draymond Green." Ah, just shut up and play, will you please?
America's tired of Draymond Green. I mean, I deal with them constantly. The fans, they're not, hey, San Francisco fans, different story.
America.
Oh, they're so tired of, listen, shut, be quiet and play.
Not sure what gives him the right to speak for America. What he's done in his life for her? You know, I mean, he sits in on Stephen A.'s show and screams. So I'm not sure who he's become in sports or in media to say how America feels and what gives him that right. But we're not shocked that he would think that he has the right to speak for America. He then proceeds to say, Shut up and play. I'm not one to really pull the race card very often because I think, you know, we all know the role that race play in the world that we live in. And so I'm not really one to pull the race card very often, but that definitely had a very racist connotation. Just, I mean, he, a very racist undertone and—
Yeah.
And even beyond it being, having the racist undertone, we don't need to go any further than who are you? Who are you to say, like, what have you done in your life to say America's tired of him, shut up and play? Shut up and play. As I said on my Instagram caption the other day, Those shut up and play, shut up and dribble days, those are long gone. We don't, we don't, we don't listen to that anymore. We don't want to hear it anymore. It has no place here, and nor will it be tolerated. I also proceeded to say, it's time for you to go home and sit on your couch and be, and thank the good Lord that I didn't want his job. I meant that from the bottom of my heart. Yeah. Before I signed with Turner, I was actually offered a spot on First Take. So there's your backstory for, I don't play games. I don't play these reindeer games. When I speak, I speak from the heart. When I speak, know it's real, it's thoughtful, and more importantly, it's truthful. When I say sincerely yours, the new media, What I mean by that is the landscape of media is about to change. You will no longer be allowed to sit there and say what you want. You will no longer be allowed to put out these false narratives. You will no longer be able to allow to not know what you're talking about and we're going to listen to you. Those days are long gone. You know why? Because we have guys like JJ Redick who's done it. Who speaks it, who knows how to speak on any different topic, who's not afraid to shut an idiot up. When I say sincerely yours, the new media, you will be held accountable and you will have to know what you talking about in order to speak on esports. You will have to know what you talking about in order to speak on this game of basketball. You know why? 'Cause we're doing it now. We're doing it now, and we speak it, and we can do it. So, so, Bad Dog, go thank the good Lord that I didn't want your job. You can have that, but just know you will be held accountable. I will be watching you and embarrassing you. So make sure when you go up there screaming and yelling and talking all that nonsense out the side of your neck. Oh, now buddy, you will be held accountable. You will. Believe that. I'm holding everything you say accountable. The days of the media holding players accountable and you no longer being held accountable are over. We not living with that no more. Sincerely yours, the new media.
