Draymond GreenForward, Golden State Warriors

"They just hatin' man" #shorts #nbafinals #nba #losangeleslakers #lakers #basketball #lebronjames

28 Jul 2024 · 1 min

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In this YouTube short, Draymond Green addresses critics who question the legitimacy of the Warriors' 2020 NBA championship won in the NBA bubble. He acknowledges the unprecedented challenges of the COVID‑era season—season shutdowns, uncertainty about returning to play, and the mental strain of a disrupted schedule. Green emphasizes that the team always considered the title theirs, regardless of the pandemic, and that the bubble’s restart reignited their focus. He highlights the collective championship mindset of his teammates, their commitment to the goal, and expresses deep gratitude for their perseverance and unity throughout the chaotic season.

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For those that say there's an asterisk next to the championship that y'all won in the bubble, what do you say to them? They just hating, man. It's one of the hardest things to like, the championship to win, I would say. Playing a season, then season shut down. Like, don't know if we gonna even come back to play basketball or like, we so high off like the regular season, how we was playing. And then we was like, what the fuck? Season's over with. Like, damn, what if we don't, can't come back? 'Cause we already had in our mind, like, man, this is our championship regardless of if COVID stopped it or not. Once we knew the season was like starting back up in the bubble, like, we was hyped, you know? Season stopped again in the bubble. These things like had people's minds messed up. Like, man, all right, now it's time. I'm ready to go home. I'm so grateful. And I'm like, I appreciate all like my teammates at the time. Like, man, they mindset was like on that championship. Mm-hmm. Like, they weren't ready to go. They came here for a reason, right? And we wanted it. Mm-hmm.