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NBA reporters shared their blunt reaction to Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green’s appeal to the media to stop him from becoming “angry black man” after Game 2 of the NBA playoff series in Game 2 of the Timberwolves in Minnesota.
Green commented in the locker room. What was his fifth technical foul on the playoffs? He said there was an "aggressive black man" portraying him as "anxious black man."
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Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green warmed up before Game 3 of the second round of NBA basketball playoff series in San Francisco on Saturday, May 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Godofredo A.Vásquez)
ESPN reporter Tim McMahon commented on the episode "Hoop Collective" after Game 2.
"Oh my god. You know? Go away, Draymond. Shut up, man. Don't play the victim here. Don't play the victim here. Don't play the victim here. We're tired of this. We're tired of you doing stupid, blatant trash regularly. It's not the agenda, Draymond," McMahon said. “After rest, take a break and then continue pushing the line.
"It's not an agenda to make you look angry when you punch a teammate in the face. It's not an agenda to make you look angry when you grab Rudy Gobert and put him in the sleeper. It's not an agenda when you punch or sm when you're going to make you look angry, or when you want to call."
Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green reacted after missing a shot in Game 2 of NBA basketball's second round playoff series Thursday, May 8, 2025 at the Minnesota Timberwolves in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
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McMahon also postponed Green's idea of floor consultation.
He added: "Draymond was full of nonsense. He was full of nonsense, breathing stinky. Like we're talking about here, man? Please."
Green was hit by a technical foul in the second quarter of Game 2.
"I'm not an angry black man. I'm a very successful, well-educated black man, have a great family, and I'm good at basketball and good at what I do," he said. "The agenda of trying to make me look like an angry black man is crazy. I'm tired of it. It's ridiculous."
In Game 3, he scored two points, four assists, two rebounds and two steals. He fouled 4:38 in the game.
Green has a long history of blatant and technical fouls in the NBA.
In the 2023-24 season, he placed Timberwolves Center Rudy Gobert in chore. In the same season, he waved and hit Jusuf Nurkic in the face of the Phoenix Sun Center.
Minnesota Timberwolves Center Rudy Gobert, Center and Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) scored rebounds in the first half of Game 1 of the second round of NBA basketball playoff series in Minneapolis on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
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He played Jordan Poole in 2022 practice with the Warriors. He was suspended for Game 5 of the 2016 NBA Finals. LeBron James made a comeback and won the championship.
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