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No, Draymond should NOT be suspended. Not 1 game. No, his play was not “dirty” !! Watch the play—but, first, Understand what it’s like to compete at this level. Can’t believe I’m opening this acct for this bs, but Gotta be a thread 1/
See the WHOLE PLAY in context: <2 min into game, 0-0, b2b v wolves (a heated first game, mind you), tournament game. Anybody having a conversation about any of this?? Doubt. Please somebody SERIOUS let me know where I’m wrong here… 2/
Put yourself in Draymond’s shoes. 1: clean box out+rbd on Gobert, who hits you from behind (no whistle). 2: look up, see Klay and JD in a legit scuffle (nothing light). 3: Gobert sprints over to grab onto your Brother, 2v1. 4: Go get him off Klay, obviously. 3/
PLEASE understand this, and what the sports media is about to do to Draymond. Anybody who talks about last nights play without CLEARLY acknowledging the reality of 1, 2, and 3 above is not serious, and does a disservice to Players, Fans, and the NBA as a whole. 4/
Watch just 10s before—it’s so clear that Draymond did not just decide to choke Gobert to hit the locker room. There was context surrounding this game and these guys’ 10th year at battle. Again, anybody saying he simply wanted out of the game “bc Curry” is just not serious. 5/
None of this is to say that Draymond didn’t deserve the quick ejection. But all this slander? Suspension? Taking his bag? FOH. Players MUST feel confident to defend their teammates. 6/
The League is trying to force a playoff atmosphere in November and we’re probably about watch them wrongfully punish one of its Greatest Ever (could write a book on why Draymond is top 75). Sure hope not—but if it does, 1 question: Why? 7/7
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I’m sorry, ‘put yourself in x shoes’ is an easy one. Here let me try:
I’m Draymond, I have a reputation of being a dirty player who is enabled by my own team and sometimes by refs. I just cost my team the season by punching my teammate and killing the team vibe. We didn’t repeat in 2023 and needed Steph’s heroics to even get through 1 round. So here I am. Klay is pulling shirts with McDaniels and Rudy, the softest player in the NBA is approaching the entanglement.
This is the guy I said this about: “You keep mentioning me in the same sentence with him. We’re not alike,”…“We ain’t nothing alike.” Do I, Draymond, think Klay is in any danger or in trouble? No… Should I intervene? No… I would let my team down on a night when I’m badly needed. I’ll just go and calm everyone down or ask the ref to help break up the fight.
This wasn’t hard.
Not sure if a dude that is:
Averaging 15 rebounds
Known for physically contesting an extremely high volume of drives
Completely unbothered as an animal assaults him from behind
Never deflects accountability for the insane amount of criticism he faces
Is the softest player in the NBA. Many would give that title to Dominayton or now, Draymond.
Not as a basketball player. But he isn’t a guy who gets into fights and intimates others. I was exaggerating… I was in Draymond’s shoes lol
Is this OPs Twitter account? Why else would it be posted here?
Why is this being posted?
Donkey thought about playing a game without getting edjected but said hell naw and took his foot off the gas 💀💀
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