Draymond Green hilariously slams Rockets fans for screaming "F*ck you Draymond" during Game 2: "Can't steal other people's s**t"

NBA: Playoffs-Golden State Warriors at Houston Rockets - Source: Imagn
NBA: Playoffs-Golden State Warriors at Houston Rockets - Source: Imagn

Draymond Green and the Golden State Warriors did not have a good night on Wednesday as they dropped Game 2 to the Houston Rockets. On top of this, the Toyota Center crowd piled on Green — and he heard them loud and clear.

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In the media availability following the 109-94 loss to the Rockets, Green was asked whether he was bothered that the fans yelled "F*** you Draymond" at him. Instead of giving a loud, enraged answer, the Defensive Player of the Year candidate took a dismissive tone:

"It's not original," Green said as he shook his head. "I've been there before and won a championship while it was happening...can't steal other people's s***. That belongs to Boston."
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Green, of course, is referring to the 2022 NBA Finals, when he and his Warriors teammates endured raucous jeers as they went up against the Boston Celtics. The Warriors ended up winning that series 4-2 and Green took home his fourth NBA title.

Against the Rockets in Game 2, however, Golden State hardly looked like a championship contender, particularly because they got limited minutes from two key rotation players. Jimmy Butler played less than eight minutes before a hard fall on his back forced him to leave the game early, while Brandin Podziemski could not shake off an illness that had rendered his game status as questionable.

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Green finished the game with eight points, five rebounds, and five turnovers while Steph Curry turned in a relatively tame 20-point performance. Without the energy of Butler and Podziemski, the Warriors were badly outrebounded 47-33 in this 15-point loss.

As far as crowd reaction is concerned, Green will have a welcome change of scenery as the series shifts to Chase Center for Games 3 and 4.

Draymond Green downplays physicality between Warriors and Rockets in Game 2

Aside from commenting on the expletive-laden chants of the Houston crowd, Green also gave his assessment of the physicality between the two teams on Wednesday night:

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"I thought it was a little less physical than Game 1," Green said as per Warriors beat writer Anthony Slater.

For what it's worth, the Rockets committed two more personal fouls in Game 2 while the Warriors' count stayed at 18. Also, while only personal fouls were called in Game 1, a total of six players (including Green himself) were slapped with a technical foul and Rockets guard Jalen Green was whistled for a flagrant foul in Game 2.

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