Draymond Green calls out team: ‘We’re getting punked’
But, they’ve now dropped three games in a row — most recently a 94-90 loss to the Orlando Magic on Tuesday night — and are 2-6 without Curry this season. The concern level is growing. “I think we’re playing soft,” Draymond Green said after the loss to the Magic. “We’re playing stupid. We’re just not playing good basketball and we’re getting punked. It’s hard to win a game getting punked. So that’s where we are right now.”
Source: Kendra Andrews @ ESPN
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Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Draymond Green on Warriors: “I think we’re playing soft, we’re playing stupid” nba.nbcsports.com/2022/03/23/dra… – 7:31 AM
Mark Haynes @markhaynesnba
Draymond Green said the Warriors are getting punked. pic.twitter.com/oHFOkwdleV – 11:56 PM
Jason Dumas @JDumasReports
Draymond Green says the Warriors have been getting punked and that Steph can’t help fix that. pic.twitter.com/zhUgqyuB7h – 10:22 PM
Matt Steinmetz @SteinmetzNBA
Draymond Green will likely say it was for a greater good, but he passed up layup tonight — a la Ben Simmons — for kick-out to Damion Lee. – 10:07 PM
Mark Haynes @markhaynesnba
Draymond Green: “To execute it requires a certain level of physicality. No disrespect to Orlando Magic, but that’s one of the worst teams in the league. We can’t match that with them. So if you can’t match that with them, you’re definitely not going to do it against a great team. – 10:06 PM
Kendra Andrews @kendra__andrews
Draymond Green says the Warriors are getting “punk’d.”
“I think we’re playing soft. We’re playing stupid. We’re just not playing good basketball.” – 10:01 PM
Mark Haynes @markhaynesnba
Draymond Green isn’t happy with how the Warriors have played without Stephen Curry.
“I think we’re playing soft. We’re playing stupid. We’re just not playing good basketball and we’re getting punked.” – 10:00 PM
Kerith Burke @KerithBurke
Draymond says the team is “playing stupid.” Said they’re losong games by losing the fourth quarters especially. Feels like they’re not matching other teams’ physicality. Said “we’re getting punked.” – 9:59 PM
Monte Poole @MontePooleNBCS
Draymond: ‘We’re getting punked.’ – 9:59 PM
CJ Holmes @CjHolmes22
Draymond Green: “I think we’re playing soft. We’re playing stupid. We’re just not playing good basketball and we’re getting punked.” – 9:58 PM
Brady Hawk @BradyHawk305
Warriors fall late to the Magic
Klay Thompson played this front end of the back to back, and Draymond Green played close to 30 minutes
Heat-Warriors tomorrow
Yet, I feel like I tweeted a similar thing about 48 hours ago – 9:32 PM
Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Warriors’ Draymond Green, Knicks’ Julius Randle fined for language toward refs nba.nbcsports.com/2022/03/22/war… – 9:01 PM
Kerith Burke @KerithBurke
Draymond checked in when the score was 58-58. He forced a turnover, had an assist, had a steal, and that coincided with a Warriors scoring burst to make it 69-61. – 8:40 PM
CJ Holmes @CjHolmes22
Draymond Green and Jonathan Kuminga are back on the floor with 5:22 left in the third quarter. They’re out there with Poole, Thompson and Wiggins.
GSW 58, ORL 58 – 8:33 PM
Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Otto Porter starting in place of Draymond Green in the second half, but Draymond is on the bench. Likely just a way to maximize his minutes down the stretch. Still on a restriction. – 8:19 PM
CJ Holmes @CjHolmes22
Otto Porter Jr. starts the second half in place of Draymond Green. – 8:19 PM
Monte Poole @MontePooleNBCS
Warriors score 38 points in the first half, trail hapless Magic by 10
-Klay: struggle continues, but expect 2nd half bump
-Wiggins: No feel, no rhythm, no feel
-Porter and Kuminga: Forcing action, propping ’em up
-Draymond: Missing Steph – 8:07 PM
CJ Holmes @CjHolmes22
Otto Porter Jr. checks in for Kevon Looney. He’s out there with Jordan, Klay, Andrew and Draymond. – 7:20 PM
Evan Dunlap @BQRMagic
Draymond Green picked Mo Bamba to start this break. Good job by Bamba to get back and wipe out the transition chance pic.twitter.com/oCK4Nva6mW – 7:14 PM
CJ Holmes @CjHolmes22
Warriors starters tonight in Orlando:
Jordan Poole
Klay Thompson
Andrew Wiggins
Draymond Green
Kevon Looney – 7:05 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Draymond Green fined $25K for “directing profane language toward a game official.” pic.twitter.com/PvbEPr2yR6 – 5:46 PM
CJ Holmes @CjHolmes22
Draymond Green has been fined by the league for directing profane language toward an official. pic.twitter.com/NXSAqDwPLG – 5:41 PM
JD Shaw @JShawNBA
Warriors star Draymond Green was fined $25,000 for directing profane language toward a game official, NBA announced. – 5:36 PM
Melissa Rohlin @melissarohlin
Golden State Warriors’ Draymond Green has been fined $25,000 for directing profane language toward a game official, per the league. – 5:21 PM
Jason Dumas @JDumasReports
Draymond Green has been fined 25k for cursing out the ref on Sunday night. pic.twitter.com/fmAikHfUdc – 5:20 PM
Mark Medina @MarkG_Medina
NBA issued Draymond Green with a $25,000 fine for “directing profane language toward a game official” during his ejection in the Warriors’ two-point loss to San Antonio on Sunday. – 5:19 PM
Chris Biderman @TheWarriorsWire
Will Draymond Green have a double-double vs. Orlando? Make your predictions and see if other fans agree with your picks! warriorswire.usatoday.com/lists/golden-s… – 12:30 PM
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Added Green: “In order to execute, that requires a certain level of physicality. We’re not meeting that.” With just 10 games left in the regular season, time is running out for the Warriors to learn how to win. And the current issues they’re dealing with won’t be fixed by simply adding Curry back into the lineup, just as the issues the Warriors had without Green or Klay Thompson weren’t immediately fixed when they returned from their respective injuries. -via ESPN / March 23, 2022
“No disrespect to the Orlando Magic, but that’s one of the worst teams in the league. We can’t match that with them,” Green said. “And if you can’t match that with them, you definitely can’t match that going against a great team.” “I don’t care who is out there. You can go to the park and be outmatched but you don’t get punked … that’s what we’re doing.” -via ESPN / March 23, 2022
Anthony Slater: Draymond Green after the loss in Orlando. “We’re playing soft. We’re playing stupid. We’re just not playing good basketball. And we’re getting punked.” pic.twitter.com/60pTO0ueie -via Twitter @anthonyVslater / March 23, 2022
