"It’s war" - Draymond Green clashes with familiar foe in Tari Eason's mother after social media spat about Rockets teammate

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"It’s war" - Draymond Green clashes with familiar foe in Tari Eason's mother after social media spat about Rockets teammate. [photo: Imagn]

Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green and Houston Rockets forward Tari Eason’s mother, Teroya, have had their social media spats over the past few years. Eason’s mom was a fixture on X (formerly Twitter) during the Warriors-Rockets first-round playoff series last season, with Teroya giving as much as she took in Houston’s seven-game series loss.

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In an interview on Tuesday, Rockets All-Star center Alperen Sengun said that the Warriors often fouled them but complained to the referees. Picking up on this, Eason’s mother jumped in on the comment:

"Oh Dear, now it's war."
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Draymond Green responded to Sengun:

"They gone come out playing hard as hell! In a regular season game."

Green could not resist trolling Teroya as well:

"Somebody tell Mama Eason, she said it was war before they took the L..."

The Rockets have been on the losing end of the Warriors’ dominance since before Teroya Eason started cheering for her son’s team. Over the past decade, the Dubs eliminated the Rockets five times. Houston came close in 2018 and 2024, but Golden State survived both seven-game thrillers.

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Last season illustrated this rivalry. The Rockets had the No. 2 seed but still could not overcome Draymond Green, Steph Curry and Jimmy Butler. Houston lost the battle of poise, grit and physicality. Green was at the center of multiple confrontations and hard fouls, with Warriors coach Steve Kerr even calling the playoff series '90s basketball.

Houston responded after the series loss by trading for Kevin Durant, a former Warrior, and Clint Capela in the offseason. The "war" Tari Eason’s mother predicted could light up social media if a rematch happens in the 2026 playoffs.

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Draymond Green’s Warriors will not play the Houston Rockets until late November

Basketball fans who are eagerly anticipating the looming β€œwar” between the Houston Rockets and the Golden State Warriors have to wait. The two teams don’t share the same court until Nov. 26, when Alperen Sengun, Kevin Durant, Tari Eason and their teammates visit the Chase Center.

Both teams, particularly the Rockets, have retooled in the offseason. Still, there is no love lost between the two, who have had testy encounters over the last decade. The next chapter in their history will be one that Tari Eason’s mother called a β€œwar.”

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