Dillon Brooks calling anyone a dirty player is like a raccoon calling a skunk stinky — you just have to laugh. And laugh is exactly what Moses Moody did when asked about Brooks’ latest jab at Draymond Green. “It’s a little ironic, isn’t it?” he smirked.

We’ve got ourselves a spicy little subplot in the Warriors-Rockets first-round playoff series, and it’s dripping with drama, irony, and the kind of pettiness that NBA fans live for.

In Game 2, Jimmy Butler took a scary fall after colliding mid-air with Houston’s Amen Thompson. The injury, diagnosed as a pelvic contusion, immediately sparked questions about whether the play was clean. Draymond Green, never one to stay silent, implied that Thompson’s move may have been intentional. That’s when Brooks entered the chat, slinging mud in true Dillon Brooks fashion:

“I think the dirty player is Draymond giving him a little push… We hope Jimmy can get better,” he said. Cue collective eye-roll from Warriors fans — and even some of the players.

Brooks defending Thompson isn’t the issue. It’s that the guy doing the finger-pointing has practically written the book on dirty plays himself. Just ask Gary Payton II, Donovan Mitchell, LeBron James, or… well, pretty much half the league. Brooks’ rap sheet includes groin shots, flagrant 2 fouls, and enough suspensions to fill out a bingo card.

Let’s not forget May 2022, when he fractured Payton’s elbow. Or February 2023, when he went low-blow on Donovan Mitchell. Or April, when he smacked LeBron below the belt. And who could ignore his technical foul accumulation tour in Memphis? If there’s a “Dirty Player Hall of Fame,” Brooks already has a wing.

But let’s not pretend Draymond Green is some innocent choirboy in all this. The man has been ejected 23 times — second only to Rasheed Wallace. He’s put Steven Adams through groin-related trauma twice, got suspended in the 2016 Finals for smacking LeBron, and recently pulled a WWE-style headlock on Rudy Gobert. Oh, and who could forget the infamous Jordan Poole practice punch?

Even Skip Bayless, never one to hold back, once called Draymond “the dirtiest player in NBA history.” So yeah, Green has his own controversial highlight reel. But here’s the key difference — he’s also really, really good at basketball.

Curry and Company Aren’t Having It

While Brooks tried to drag Draymond through the mud, the Warriors circled the wagons. Stephen Curry took to Instagram to post a photo of Draymond with the caption: “Definitely my DPOY.” That’s not just a show of support — that’s Steph planting a flag.

Green did win the NBA Hustle Award for 2024–25, and he was a finalist for Defensive Player of the Year, even at 35 years old. Let’s not forget he won DPOY in 2016–17, led the league in steals, and practically invented Golden State’s switch-heavy defense.

He’s the engine of the Warriors’ defense — loud, fiery, chaotic — but always calculated. Brooks? He’s just chaotic.

Even the coaches backed off the “dirty play” angle. Steve Kerr and Ime Udoka both said the play wasn’t intentional. Video replays showed that Draymond was boxing out Thompson, who then lost balance and collided with Butler. It looked messy, sure — but dirty? That’s a reach.

Udoka was pretty clear: “You don’t fall into somebody face-first on purpose.” And he’s right. It was just one of those weird, ugly rebounding moments. So when Brooks, king of flagrant 2s, calls Draymond dirty, and Moses Moody has to laugh at the absurdity, you know we’re in peak NBA drama territory.

Sure, Draymond Green has been messy. No one’s denying that. But coming from Dillon Brooks? It’s like the pot calling the kettle a menace. And while the Rockets talk about moving on and focusing on Game 3, it’s clear the Warriors are keeping receipts — not just of the comments, but of the double standards.

Draymond Green may be one of the most polarizing players in NBA history, but there’s a reason he’s still winning awards, starting playoff games, and getting defended by MVPs. Love him or hate him, he’s still Draymond.

And if we’re talking about dirty, maybe Brooks should look in the mirror before pointing fingers.