Warriors forward Draymond Green did not know that his trash-talking towards Atlanta Hawks forward Caris LeVert was captured by a microphone.
LeVert got into it with Jonathan Kuminga, and the always outspoken Green could not help but lay into the Atlanta forward by pointing out that he had been traded so many times throughout his NBA career.
On the latest "The Draymond Green Show with Baron Davis, " the 35-year-old forward explained that he didn’t even find out he was caught on the mic until after the game.
“Number one, I had no idea the microphone caught my voice,” Green told Davis. "I thought I was just suddenly at the free-throw line. And then I got to my phone, and they were like, ‘D, why did you kill him like that.’ And I’m like my response to my boys was like, ‘Dang, ya'll caught that?’
"And they said yeah, the TV caught it for sure so I was like ‘Dang, my bad.’ And some of my boys in the group chat from Michigan State were like, ‘F--k that, he’s from the other side anyway,’ but some of my boys in the group chat also went to Michigan, so it started some sparks.
“I know Caris through one of my boys in the group chat that went to Michigan. Caris is a good dude. Man, you know we banter back and forth on the court. That's just what it is. That's what happens in the game. It's just fun and games.”
The hotly contested game between Atlanta and Golden State ended with the Hawks pulling away for the 124-115 victory as the Warriors could not contain Georges Niang and Trae Young.
Green has become known for his smack talk, so it’s not a surprise that he unloaded on LeVert. That’s just part of his passionate playing style.
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