Draymond Green Uses Mavericks-Timberwolves Postgame Interview To Continue His Beef With Rudy Gobert

Draymond Green can’t avoid being petty and immature, not even as a broadcaster.

The embattled (to put it lightly) power forward for the Golden State Warriors has earned himself a spot on the crew of "The NBA on TNT." Why the company thought that choosing a guy like Green to be on that panel was a good idea is beyond me, but here we are.

Green and the rest of the crew were on site for Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals between the Dallas Mavericks and Minnesota Timberwolves. Dallas won thanks to a last-second step-back three from Luka Dončić, who heaved the shot over Rudy Gobert.

Now, if you’ve been following the NBA for the past few months, you’ll remember that Green and Gobert have a bit of a history. More on that in a minute.

After the 109–108 Mavericks win, the crew was talking with Doncic about his late game heroics. In the background, many fans broke out in a chant of "Draymond sucks!," to which Green responded, "Rudy sucks, not me. What did I do?"

Green Continued His Beef With Gobert On Live Television, Which Is Not Good

It’s true, Gobert was the scapegoat of the moment, given that Doncic sunk a game-winning shot in his face. If that were the only piece of context at play here, Green would have a right to be confused.

But that’s not the only bit of backstory involved.

In November 2023, Green literally put Gobert in a choke hold as a scuffle broke out between the Warriors and Timberwolves. He was fined and suspended for five games.

This is why the fans jeered Green, and what makes his reaction so unprofessional and shows a complete lack of awareness on his part.

As a sports commentator, you’re not supposed to get involved with fans like that, period. Furthermore, Green shouldn’t be continuing his beef with players on live television.

You might say, "Well, commentators have had beef with players before, and guys like Shaq and Charles (on TNT’s crew) call out players all the time." While that’s true, commentators are not directly involved with the game and are merely offering a third-person critique of what they see.

Green (23) and Gobert (27) have a pretty strong beef thanks to Green's clown antics. Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports

But Green is an active NBA player, which makes this different. If you still play in the league, you don’t go on a broadcast, hijack an interview, and use it as a platform to handle your beef with another player. And it’s even further disappointing because Green was thoroughly in the wrong in his altercation with Gobert.

"The NBA on TNT" took a big risk by letting Green go on air with their crew, and now they're seeing why.