“They Don’t Love You Like That… You Thought You Was Kobe (Bryant)”: Draymond Green Once Roasted Paul Pierce for Trash Talking to Him in an NBA Game’s First Minute

The world will always remember Kobe Bryant as an NBA legend. LA will always remain Kobe Bryant’s city because of what he did for the Lakers franchise. However, when another NBA legend retires in the city of LA, he doesn’t receive the same treatment as Kobe does. Naturally, LA was Kobe’s own city, and everybody adores him to this day.

But facing the fact that just because a legend isn’t Kobe, he will not get any respect at all, is just the type of thing an NBA player might use to get into someone’s head.

Insanely enough, this actually happened with Paul Pierce back in his final NBA season. And who else other than the Warriors defensive monster Draymond Green would use that to get into his head during a game. The trash-talking during games is a part of what makes the spirit of the game for the NBA. And Draymond Green embodies that spirit.

When Draymond Green reminded Paul Pierce that he wasn’t Kobe Bryant

In the final season of his NBA career, Paul Pierce’s LA Clippers faced Draymond Green and the Warriors at the Staples Center. When Pierce started trash-talking from the bench in the very first minute, Draymond got triggered. He said, “Chasing that farewell tour, they don’t love you like that. You can’t get no farewell tour coz they don’t love you like that… You thought you was Kobe.” 

We know Draymond Green for his aggression and physicality on the court and that aggression often turns into trash talk. It’s like he can flip a switch to become the Incredible Hulk in games so you don’t want to poke that bear. Pierce made that mistake, but remained clueless about what Green had to say. Later after the game when he realized it, Pierce roasted him and the Warriors on Twitter in response.

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What did this mean for Paul Pierce and his legacy?

Paul Pierce played for Boston Celtics for most of his career. Considering that they are the Eastern Conference rivals for the Lakers, Boston players are generally not made to feel at home. Or well, at least not treated as a legend.

So when Pierce retired in Los Angeles, he arguably did not get the amount of applause for his farewell that his career deserved. Was this a smart decision from Paul Pierce? Let us know what you think about it.

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