by Draymond Green hasn’t forgotten how he’s been treated by Boston Celtics fans in the past.
So when he watched the Miami Heat defeat them in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals, he wasted no time in tearing them to pieces on the latest episode of his podcast «The Draymond Green Show.»
Green doesn’t like the fan base because of the Golden State Warriors’ meeting with the Celtics during the NBA Finals last year, when he heard numerous chants of «f— you, Draymond» coming from the stands after arguing with Boston’s Jaylen Brown at the game. 2 of that series.
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Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green reacts after being ejected from Game 2 in the first round of the NBA basketball playoffs for stomping on the chest of Sacramento’s Domantas Sabonis, Monday, April 17, 2023, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Randall Benton)
Green has never backed down on fans who taunt him in the stands. In fact, he is more likely to be the first player to respond to them during the game.
So he used this huge loss, a blowout on his home court at TD Garden, to have the ultimate say on the fan base.
«It didn’t hurt to see the Boston Celtics fans suffer. Those people were very rude to me last year and I like to see them suffer,» Green said.
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«Boston Celtics fans will make excuses, and I don’t listen to any of that (expletive). Because they’re rude and I’m happy they lost. I’m not happy that JT (Jayson Tatum) lost, but Boston fans Celtics, especially those of you in that arena, I’m glad you lost. Because, like, stop being who you are. I’ve heard that before, but you know what I mean. everyone is. At some point you just can’t be like that».
However, Green didn’t just address the fans. He also believes the Celtics’ collapse in Game 7 didn’t come as a surprise as it did to many.
He made the Heat win it all despite losing three in a row after going up 3-0 in the series, and he explained why.
Draymond Green, #23 of the Golden State Warriors, runs past Domantas Sabonis, #10 of the Sacramento Kings, in the second half during the second game of the Western Conference first round playoffs at the Golden 1 Center on April 17, 2023 in Sacramento, California. Green was fouled flagrantly 2 on the play and was ejected from the game. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
«The Boston Celtics are who we thought they were. They came at the moment and they didn’t seem ready for the moment,» Green explained. «Suddenly, all the shots were short again. Suddenly, it seemed like they couldn’t play basketball left-handed again. Suddenly, they looked exactly who we thought they were.»
«I texted a friend and said I wouldn’t be surprised if Boston comes out and chokes. Because they’re going to come home and feel like they’ve already won. If I’m on the Miami team and I saw the way they were celebrating and the things they were doing after Game 6, I immediately showed this to my teammates like, ‘Look at these guys. They think they already won something. Let’s beat them up.'»
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The Heat did exactly that. Tatum suffered an ankle injury 34 seconds into the game, and while it was hard to watch the Celtics’ best player work for the rest of the game, Miami made the most of Boston not playing their best.
Brown was unable to pick up the slack, shooting just 8-for-23 for 19 points in 43 minutes. Tatum finished 14 of 5 of 13 from the field, while Derrick White, the hero of Game 6 after his layup at the final buzzer sent him into the must-have Game 7, also scored 18 points.
April 2, 2023; Denver, Colorado, United States; Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green, #23, reacts to a Denver Nuggets fan in the third quarter at Ball Arena. (Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports)
«Let’s be real, that’s the kind of thing Boston has done in recent years. And therefore it becomes your modus operandi,» Green said, referring to his belief that they’re getting too slack right now.
However, the Celtics ended up going further than Green’s Warriors this season, as they fell to the Los Angeles Lakers in the second round.
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Green is expected to exercise his player opt-out for next season, which would make him a free agent. It’s safe to say there’s a team he doesn’t want to go to in the New England area if he doesn’t return to the Warriors.
