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Upon a triumphant return to the streets of Oakland for the second championship parade in three years, Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green took the stage and asked the fans and media to give team president and general manager Bob Myers the credit he deserved.
Dropping an F-bomb on live TV got the point across just fine, after Myers previously credited Green with being the glue that kept this core of players together.
Article Continues Below“Can somebody give Bob some f***ing credit?” Green loudly spoke into the sea of fans blue and gold outside of Lake Merritt.
Myers, a player agent turned front office executive has been more than what his role asks of him, serving as a bridge to gap the player-to-brawn relationships, making use of his experience as a player at UCLA and his personable attitude as a former agent.
The 42-year-old Danville native was accepted into the organization without any prior experience, telling ownership that his only qualifiable skill was his people skills and an undying love for the franchise, which he followed from a ripe age.
Myers has done it all, from ironing out the best bargain in NBA history in Stephen Curry‘s four-year, $44 million contract that will expire in a couple of weeks to talking to Klay Thompson after shooting slumps, and reining Draymond Green back in after a summer full of scandals.
His involvement in the Warriors' success has often run under the radar, but as a friend of just about everyone on the team, they could hardly let a parade go without giving him his proper due.
