Draymond Green says the Lakers media circus makes him cringe because it forces him to imagine being the one blamed, fired, or traded. The fear of becoming the target of criticism is what every NBA player and coach dreads.
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If you're looking at the situation with the Los Angeles Lakers, you end up with so many questions. Like you see all these stories coming out about Russell Westbrook. You see like all these stories coming out about Frank Vogel. Frank Vogel in the press conference yesterday, I have not heard shit. I mean, as a player or a coach, you see that, it's a bit frightening because you then put yourself in those shoes and you like, would I be treated like that? And that's a tough thing to get over because ultimately you're coaching to get fired, you're playing to get traded, you're playing to get waived, or like at some point throughout your career, these are things that happen in this sport. And so that's one of those things that you just, you look at it and you as a player or a coach, you cringe like, because your biggest fear and worry is to be that guy in that situation catching all of that blame and catching all of that heat.