NBA News Roundup: Draymond Green reacts to Heat players calling him out, Steph Curry praises Celtics ahead of the NBA Finals, and more | May 31st, 2022
“By no means does this stamp Steph Curry, or Klay Thompson, or myself” - Draymond Green says the Warriors dynasty has always been intact, says making the NBA finals only helps the dynasty, not stamp it
“He let Shaq peer pressure him into saying some s**t he ain’t got no business saying” - Udonis Haslem says Draymond Green broke the code by saying the Celtics will make the NBA Finals
“Lifting the trophy up is cool but it’s the process.… We won 15 games 2 years ago, I felt that, I went through that” - Draymond Green says this time reaching the NBA Finals feels different, says he feels more gratitude
"Everyone picked them, even though we're No. 1 seed... It's kind of weird to be a player and pick another team" - Miami Heat veteran and former NBA champion throws massive shade at Draymond Green for his Finals prediction
“That chemistry, it pays off in the biggest moments, and in the brightest lights” - Steph Curry praises the Warriors culture, says they believe in each other
"That’s pain, that’s joy; For us to see what he went through each and every day!" - Draymond Green on 5-time All-Star teammate's tough road to recovery and glory, says, "To see him have that moment is special"
Video: Charles Barkley goes livid after being hit in the head with a T-shirt by Golden State Warriors fans on an open set, as fellow panelists ask him to calm down
"Klay Thompson went through two catastrophic injuries; Stephen Curry breaks his hand" - Draymond Green recalls tough road back to Finals for Golden State, says, "This is a group that no one thought would ever be back here"
“You take a big rock and hit that horse right in his a**” - Shaquille O'Neal says he told one of his boys to throw rocks when Charles Barkley arrived on a horse
“We would crush Kyrie if Kyrie did an interview during layup lines of a playoff game” - Nick Wright says he doesn’t like Draymond Green the broadcaster, believes his pre-game interview was a bad look
"They were great before KD, they were great with KD, they look like they’re great again" - Colin Cowherd believes Golden State Warriors are justified in having a "cocky" attitude
"I don't think I'll see him tonight... Don't go out here like these clowns" - Draymond Green hilariously takes a double shot at Charles Barkley and NBA media after the Warriors' impressive Game 3 win
"This team is totally different than any other championship team we've had" - Former DPOY believes current Golden State Warriors side "feels a lot different" than previous title-winning squads
"Maybe Draymond should go sit with the TNT guys and TALK about basketball instead of trying to play it!" - Skip Bayless goes off on Draymond Green after 3-time champion has terrible outing against Dallas in Game 2 of Conference Finals
“‘Michael Jordan he can’t win, he’s just an individual scorer, Charles Barkley, great player, never won a championship’” - Charles Barkley says the current crop of NBA players are wu**ies for their failure to deal with criticism
“You don’t shut Luka Doncic down” - Draymond Green says All-Star teammate played amazing vs the Dallas Mavericks, says you have to make it tough for Luka
“You don’t make it this far if you have quit in you” - Draymond Green says the Warriors need Steph Curry and 5-time All-Star to go berserk to win the Western Conference finals
“When you look at Steph, Draymond, Klay... that experience of being in 5 Finals, it showed tonight” - 3-time NBA champion lauds Golden State Warriors’ big-3 for stepping up in Game 1 win over Dallas
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