Draymond Green has never been afraid to speak his mind, and on Wednesday — the day a Pro-Trump mob descended upon the Nation’s Capital in Washington, D.C. — he had quite a bit to say.
The Golden State Warriors were fresh off of a 108-101 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers, but in his postgame press conference, Green spent the entirety of his time with reporters discussing the events of the day.
Green was especially passionate considering the fact that the Pro-Trump mob in Washington appeared to have faced far less resistance from law enforcement and the nation’s military forces than Black Lives Matter protestors this past summer.
“I think it was ridiculous,” Green said of the events of Jan. 6.
“It’s baffling to see the reaction that the law enforcement had and whoever else was involved from an authoritarian standpoint. To see the National Guard standing on those same steps when there was a peaceful protest, to now see a terrorist attack and no National Guard it just goes to show you where this country is, where this country has always been and where it’s going to stay, to be quite honest. Nothing’s changed.”
Green’s comments received widespread attention after the Warriors fell to 4-4 on Wednesday night, and continued to echo across the NBA on Thursday. A great many of the league’s personalities weighed in with their own opinions on the violence in Washington, but few deliver their feelings in as blunt a manner as Green, who especially took exception to the fact that many were labeling the rioting at the Nation’s Capital as “protesting.”
“Protestors are what you saw when we saw 500 National Guard members standing on those same steps when there were Black and Brown people saying, ‘We want to be treated equally.’ That’s a protest,” Green said.
“Storming into a building and busting out windows and carrying out podiums, that’s not a protest. That’s a terrorist attack. So stop.”
Philadelphia 76ers head coach Doc Rivers also provided his insight, echoing many of the same sentiments of Green.
On Thursday night, Kyrie Irving of the Brooklyn Nets missed the team’s contest due to what the team referred to as “personal reasons,” however, reports after the Nets defeated the Sixers indicated that Irving’s absence was due to the events that transpired in D.C. the day prior.
Like many of his comrades, Green’s mind wasn’t completely on basketball after the events of Jan. 6.
In the most Draymond way possible, he let it be known.
(H/T: NBC Sports Bay Area)
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