Draymond Green Points Out Kevin Durant’s Mistake as Stephen Curry Leads Warriors to NBA Finals Against Celtics

Draymond Green has been part of the Golden State Warriors organization for a decade. He has been the de facto leader on the court and is the defensive backbone of the team. There have been instances in matches where, without him, the team looks very lost.

Hence, his role as a leader is very important for the Warriors. A Draymond-less Warriors wouldn’t have likely won three NBA titles.

Nowadays, alongside playing, he has his podcast where he showcases his thoughts on the matches he has played and on basketball affairs in general. Recently, he revealed on sportscaster Colin Cowherd’s podcast that it was a “mistake” for Kevin Durant to leave the Warriors for the Brooklyn Nets.

“What I will say is, when he decided that he was going to leave,” said Draymond, “I thought it was a mistake. Not for the reason everyone else thinks it was a mistake. I thought it was a mistake because I know Kevin, and what he likes to do in his life is the number one thing in his life.” Draymond revealed that his no.1 priority in life was basketball. “When Kevin was here, what he was allowed to do was to simply just go play basketball.”

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Draymond said it was not Kyrie Irving, or winning championships, that was his issue. Draymond mentioned that he was looking from a life standpoint because he cares about the person. Hence, to him, Durant’s mistake was not to go and simply play basketball for the Nets.

Draymond Green and Kevin Durant’s bust-ups

Draymond Green and Kevin Durant were teammates in a?Stephen Curry led Golden State Warriors dynasty. They won two successive titles in 2017 and 2018 together. Draymond was the reliable player who got his hands dirty sometimes while Durant was the star shooter. A team filled with stars like Draymond, Durant, Curry and Klay Thompson was bound to win the title.

But there was trouble in paradise, especially between Draymond and Durant. In 2018, they were involved in a bust-up during a match against the Los Angeles Lakers. Draymond rebounded a shot Lou Williams missed, which he then refused to pass to Durant. It led to a shouting match between them.

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They are now involved in a Twitter beef about who should have won the two Finals MVPs. This has come as a new chapter in their feud.