Golden State Warriors big man Draymond Green has never been one to curb his tongue, and on Friday, he let it loose again.
When asked about what his criteria would be for who makes the NBA All-Star Game, Green said his would be considerably different than everyone else's and went on to explain why TV ratings are down this season:
“The (expletive) that matters in this league don’t really matter to me,” said Green, via Logan Murdock of NBC Sports Bay Area. “It’s all about how to make the game better for the offensive player, which is probably the reason the ratings probably suck. … You get teams in the bonus and guys just run into somebody and get two free throws. Nobody wants to see that.”
It's no surprise that Green has a problem with offensive-minded players getting the benefit of the doubt, considering that the majority of his value comes on the defensive end.
There are also surely a variety of different factors in the low ratings, and while Green's reason may be one of them, it is almost certainly not the primary culprit.
Green is in the midst of his worst statistical season since his second year in the league.
In the 33 games he has played this year, Green is averaging 8.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.5 steals over 29.1 minutes per game while shooting 38.4 percent from the floor, 27.3 percent from 3-point range and 75.4 percent from the free-throw line.
The 29-year-old is also essentially the lone ranger as far as Warriors veterans are concerned, as Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson are both out with injuries.
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