Draymond Green, a.k.a. the NBA's Mr. Gullible, lashed out at legend Kevin Garnett for a tweet that turned out to be fake. Damn you, Elon.
Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green is known for his fierce defense, his no-holds-barred podcast, that one punch, and now, for being one of the most gullible players in the league.
Ever since Twitter introduced a paid verification system, the sports side of the app, in particular, has turned from credible to chaotic, and verified users posing as legitimate sites and posting real-time news has caught more than one athlete off guard.
Green became the latest victim on Wednesday when he saw a tweet from an account named "NBACentel", a troll account of "NBACentral." The tweet falsely quoted NBA legend Kevin Garnett, giving Garnett's opinion on the Green-Jordan Poole punching incident from the 2022 preseason.
Fake Garnett tells Green to "come try me Dray," to which Green points out the hypocrisy in Fake Garnett's quote. Real Garnett kindly points out the troll account, and Green subsequently deletes his tweet.
Draymond Green attacks Kevin Garnett for no reason
Elon's Twitter is wild. If there is one thing to take away from this, it's to not believe everything you read about online.
Green has been having quite the eventful offseason from inking a four-year, $100 million extension with the Warriors to throwing oil on the grease fire that is his relationship with ex-teammate Jordan Poole.
We know it's the NBA offseason and players are enjoying a well-deserved break but… couldn't Green at least try not to antagonize more people this summer? Steph is using his time off to play golf, and he's killing it, per usual. Klay is probably sailing somewhere with his dog. Looney does yoga.
Green's "thing" is his podcast, and apparently joining other people's podcasts, too. That's great and all, and Warriors fans should be elated to have him back for the foreseeable future. Is it too much to ask Green to tone it down a little?
Green's unfiltered honesty and ability to soak up attention and criticism like a sponge feels like both a blessing and a curse. Talking the talk is fine, until someone throws the first punch.