With the Golden State Warriors on the outside of the league’s Orlando Bubble, Draymond Green has stepped in as a guest analyst for the NBA on TNT.
When discussing the red-hot Phoenix Suns run at Disney World, Draymond Green made headlines while sitting alongside Charles Barkley, Kenny “The Jet” Smith and Ernie Johnson. The Warriors forward called for Devin Booker to “get out” of Phoenix, stating the organization that drafted him was “bad for his career.”
Via the NBA on TNT:
It’s great to see Book playing well and Phoenix playing well, but get my man out of Phoenix. It’s not good for him, it’s not good for his career. Sorry, Chuck — They got to get Book out of Phoenix. I need my man to go somewhere he can play great basketball all the time and win because he’s that type of player.
After his comments, Johnson asked if he was tampering, Green responded with “maybe.” Green’s answer followed with a laugh from the rest of the NBA on TNT crew.
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Two days later, Green will be paying for his take regarding the Suns’ All-Star guard. The league announced Green would be fined $50,000 for violating the league’s anti-tampering rule.
As announced prior to the start of the 2019-20 season, the NBA has adopted a stricter enforcement approach for conduct relating to tampering, salary cap circumvention, and free agency timing rules, including with respect to the rule prohibiting player-to-player tampering.
“It’s great to see Book playing well and Phoenix playing well, but get my man out of Phoenix. It’s not good for him, it’s not good for his career.” pic.twitter.com/n2jsbVBqVF
— Tommy Call III (@tommy_III) August 9, 2020
Green’s stay with NBA on TNT has been stellar, with the former Defensive Player of the Year breaking down the Orlando Bubble games, along with a wide range of topics that include his former teammate Kevin Durant and the current race for Most Valuable Player. Despite his solid appearance behind the camera, Green will leave NBA on TNT with a $50,000 fine.
Via @samesfandiari on Twitter:
Meanwhile. This sort of analysis is excellent pic.twitter.com/nY1vEj10qr
— sam esfandiari (@samesfandiari) August 9, 2020
While Green is paying for his comments, Booker and the Suns continue stringing together wins. On Saturday against the Miami Heat, the Kentucky product tallied 35 points with six assists on the way to Phoenix’s fifth straight victory in the Orlando Bubble.
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