Let the back and forth begin.
Following Draymond Green’s comments on Austin Rivers’ opinion regarding his controversial comments on coach Steve Kerr, the former NBA guard shared a lengthy response firing back at the Warriors star.
“Come on, Draymond, this is ridiculous,” Rivers said in an Instagram post Tuesday. “But you know, I’m going to address it because you crossed the line and you’re being abusive for whatever reason. You have been for a very long time. We were both admitted to the same class.
“The fact that you don’t have the wherewithal to do your due diligence and actually understand that I was being overly complimentary of you on ‘The Dan Patrick Show,’ but that’s you, and I shouldn’t be surprised. You always act irrationally, emotionally (and immaturely), and your anger always gets you in hot water.”
Rivers’ statement was a direct response to Green calling out the 11-year NBA veteran for expressing his nervousness over the former Defensive Player of the Year’s comments that Kerr may have “hindered” the trajectory of his career.
“I find it interesting that a guy who was the 10th pick in my draft, I was 35 years old, who is in his second act, I’m still in his first act, would say things like that,” Green said on “The Draymond Green Show” on Monday.
“He says, ‘Draymond has never been a scorer.’ Well, Austin, you and I had the same grade point average in high school when you were a scorer. …And I say high school because that’s when you did your best.”
Green also noted that Rivers may have had some luck in receiving a contract larger than his actual player value in his 2015 and 2016 contracts with the Los Angeles Clippers, a team coached by his father Doc Rivers.
“That guy got the largest bailout in American history before President Trump gave it to the airlines that needed it,” Green said. “Austin Rivers got the largest bailout in NBA history, sorry, in world history, in American history. The largest bailout in American history was when his father gave him $42 million.”
Rivers then responded by listing the numerous Hall of Fame inductees who have surrounded Green during his illustrious NBA career, including Kerr, Steph Curry, Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson.
“It’s ironic for you to say that I’m part of the largest bailout in NBA history,” Rivers said. “Draymond, I think you’re the luckiest basketball player I’ve ever seen, especially in modern history… You’re talking about Steve Kerr getting in the way of your career. Brother, Steve Kerr made your career.”
This verbal exchange between Green and Rivers has now taken another level, so only time will tell if the back-and-forth will continue.
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