Draymond Green Blasts Brooks’ Villain Label After Altercation

WHO:

Pro Football Network - Draymond Green, a Golden State Warriors player, discussed his ejection and criticized Dillon Brooks, a Phoenix Suns player.

Pro Football Network - NBA fans reacted to Green’s criticism of Brooks, with some calling Green “a clown” and questioning why he had not spoken similarly after Isaiah Stewart ran up on him.

Sportskeeda - Draymond Green responded to Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks.

NY Post - Draymond Green responded to Kendrick Perkins, a former NBA champion and analyst, after Perkins described Green as a liability.

NY Post - Green referred to Perkins as one of “big dummies” and said, “The difference between myself and big dummies like you is that I can think.”

NY Post - Green was identified as Warriors star No. 23; Stephen Curry was identified as Warriors player No. 30.

WHAT:

Pro Football Network - Green explained his ejection against the Suns and took aim at Brooks over the “villain” label.

Sportskeeda - Green went on a rant after Brooks characterized their altercation as “de-escalation”; Green said Brooks “was trying to be the villain.”

Sportskeeda - Green was ejected from the Warriors’ 116–113 win over the Suns.

NY Post - Perkins called Green a liability after Green’s ejection from a game against the Suns; Green fired back at Perkins’s assessment.

WHERE:

Pro Football Network - The ejection was against the Phoenix Suns.

NY Post - Green and Curry were shown speaking on the bench.

WHEN:

Sportskeeda - Green responded to Brooks on Thursday.

Sportskeeda - The Warriors’ 116–113 win and Green’s ejection occurred on Monday.

WHY:

NY Post - Green’s response followed Perkins’s criticism of him as a liability after the ejection.

HOW:

Sportskeeda - Brooks described the altercation as “de-escalation”; Green countered by saying Brooks was trying to be the villain.

NY Post - Green delivered his response directly to Perkins with the quoted criticism.

Draymond Green was ejected during Golden State’s win over Phoenix, then criticized Dillon Brooks. Green rejected Brooks’s claim of de-escalation, saying Brooks was trying to be the villain. After analyst Kendrick Perkins called him a liability, Green fired back with insults.