Draymond Green Responds To Kevin Durant's Comments After Warriors-Suns Game

Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green spoke about Kevin Durant (Phoenix Suns) on his podcast.

Dec 14, 2018; Sacramento, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) and forward Kevin Durant (35) celebrate after defeating the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Ed Szczepanski-Imagn Images / Ed Szczepanski-Imagn Images

Earlier this week, the Phoenix Suns beat the Golden State Warriors by a score of 113-105 in Arizona.

Kevin Durant, Steph Curry and Draymond Green, all on the floor together, always make for an intriguing matchup.

The trio helped the Warriors win back-to-back NBA Championships (2017-18).

April 28, 2019; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30), forward Draymond Green (23), and forward Kevin Durant (35) celebrate against the Houston Rockets during the fourth quarter in game one of the second round of the 2019 NBA Playoffs at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Rockets 104-100. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-Imagn Images / Kyle Terada-Imagn Images

After the Suns beat the Warriors, Durant shared thoughtful comments about Green (h/t Duane Rankin of azcentral).

Durant: "When Draymond is at his best, it's like a good balance between being ultra aggressive and being on edge and also just being a cerebral monster that he is. I think he's found that balance even better. I feel like he always had it. Sometimes you tip the scales a bit and I think he's found that balance as he gets older, as he experience more things in the league, more things in life in general. You can just tell by the start of this season that he's playing his best ball, he's shooting the basketball well this year... All his experiences up until this time have just helped him out and made him the player he is today."

"When you start, it's definitely different."

Kevin Durant on Grayson Allen 17 in Suns win.

On Draymond Green: "When Draymond is at his best, it's a good balance between being ultra aggressive and being on edge and also just being a cerebral monster that he is." #Suns #DubNation pic.twitter.com/YxkTl4dqII

— Duane Rankin (@DuaneRankin) December 1, 2024

On the latest episode of his podcast (The Draymond Green Show with Baron Davis), Green responded to Durant.

Green: "Anytime you hear from your peers. Especially the ones that are as great as a Kevin Durant. And you hear him say, the Cerebral monster that he is, he's playing his best basketball. He's found that balance of ultra-aggressive and on the edge... When you hear that from your peers, especially one that you've gone to war with, won a championship with and one opinion that really matters to you. I was extremely appreciative of this comment."

Green is averaging 8.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.0 blocks per contest while shooting 43.3% from the field and 40.3% from the three-point range in his first 19 games.

He has been ruled out for Tuesday's game against the Denver Nuggets.

Draymond Green (calf) listed out Tuesday.

— Underdog NBA (@Underdog__NBA) December 3, 2024