Ty Lue's Strong Message to Draymond Green

LA Clippers head coach Ty Lue helped Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green

Feb 25, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; LA Clippers coach Tyronn Lue at a press conference / Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green sought a lot of advice during his recent suspension, and received a strong message from LA Clippers head coach Ty Lue that he detailed in a recent interview with Howard Beck of The Ringer.

"Lue cautioned Green that he can’t change his demeanor entirely, reasoning, 'It’s what’s gotten you here.' But Lue said something else that resonated," Beck wrote. 'He said, ‘But it can’t be everything. You can’t be going at your coaches, going at your teammates, going at the other team, going at the referees. It can’t be everybody. So what of those can you cut off?’”

Wanting Green to remain the person and player that got him and his team this far, Lue advised him to keep his fire, but eliminate the unnecessary outbursts that get him into trouble.

"Lue noticed that Green had stopped chewing out his own coaches," Beck added. "And his role as the Warriors’ defensive conscience and emotional leader requires him to challenge his teammates. As a competitor, he’s still going to get into verbal scrapes with opponents."

On Lue's specific advise as it pertains to this, Green told Beck, “'Referees don’t change calls. They don’t get every call right. So that’s what can change. He’s like, ‘And if you change that, you’ll be just fine.’ And that was huge for me, because that is walking that line. I think I still walk the line, right? But I don’t think I’ve gotten near going over it. And I think that’s a big reason why.”

While Green has one ejection since returning from suspension, he has not done anything to risk another suspension, which is what he and the Warriors need to remain the case.

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