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Draymond Green has been in making headlines since free agency started. The buzz around him was exacerbated when he opted out of his $27.6 million Golden State Warriors deal. The 4x NBA champion said that he deserved a contract worth $100 million.? And it appears that his request has been fulfilled. The Warriors will pay a price for this profitable acquisition since it is anticipated to dramatically raise their luxury tax payments. The Warriors’ capacity to maintain their financial stability will be

hampered by the future effects of Green’s contract given the team’s existing heavy financial obligations, particularly as a result of prior hefty contracts.

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Meanwhile, the 33-year-old recently called out his critics, dragging in Elon Musk and a rival billionaire to prove his point.

Draymond Green responds to his critics

Draymond Green is one of the most vocal and accomplished star athletes in the NBA. He is also the host of the compelling long-form podcast ‘The Draymond Green Show.’ The podcast made its premiere in May 2022. This was concurrent with the Warriors’ run through the Championship series. Draymond gave his fans exciting and fascinating commentary as the team advanced through the playoffs. Through his personal reflections, game analysis, and first-person accounts of many basketball-related issues, Draymond hopes to inspire and uplift his fan base through this podcast.

Draymond uses the podcast’s extended format to demonstrate his basketball knowledge through monologues and private conversations with fellow players. He provides his viewers with unvarnished comments and unrivaled real-time insights into the game with his weekly delivery of wholly honest information. However, like everything, the show has garnered criticism. Green appeared in a recent episode of ‘Podcast P with Paul George,’ where he walked about dealing with the backlash.

USA Today via Reuters

Green said,

“So initially I worried about it because you know Jackson uh who’s the producer of my show. I would say to him you know initially like ‘I don’t know if I should say that because it’s going to catch backlash, this work.’ And so initially I did care. But then once people started trying to make it about, ‘Well why do you have a podcast? You should be in the gym.’ And I’m like that’s so fu*king stupid. Because even if I wasn’t sitting here doing this podcast I wouldn’t be in the gym right now. So what I do with this 30 minutes or this hour of my time, the fact that your response is ‘You should be in the gym,’ lets me know how dumb you are. “Read More: ?Incredible at Mentoring?: Optimistic Draymond Green, Whose Punch Induced Domino Effect Trade of 24YO, Sounds Off on Recent Addition

Green became more and more aware of the possibility of podcasting as a new business venture. This insight piqued his interest since he saw it as a way to diversify his business activities. Critics, on the other hand, claimed that Green ought to stop podcasting and instead concentrate entirely on basketball. In response, Green brought attention to businessmen like Jack Dorsey and Elon Musk.

Green drew comparisons between his podcasting endeavors and those of Elon Musk and Jack Dorsey. He notes how Dorsey engages in other businesses apart from his roles as co-founder of Twitter, Inc., and CEO of Square. He also mentioned Musk’s several businesses, such as SpaceX, Tesla, Inc., Neuralink, and the Boring Company. Green makes the case that even entrepreneurs like them juggle interests, so why can’t he?

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Green uses the criticism of his podcast as motivation rather than giving in to it. He claims that the negative feedback just strengthens his will to carry on podcasting and possibly increase his productivity. He wants to prove his critics wrong and show that his success extends beyond basketball.

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