Draymond Green Fires Off 5-Word Defense After ‘Sickest’ Compliment from Ex-Teammate Over Wild On-Court Antics

The Golden State Warriors returned to winning ways on Monday after securing a 131-118 win against the Memphis Grizzlies. Draymond Green was back to his usual self during the game, showing his trademark on-court antics, earning him a compliment from former teammate Nick Young.

Re-sharing a post of Green's reaction to Santi Aldama's free-throw miss on his story, Swaggy P commended the center on his wild antics.

"😂😂😂😂@money23green The sickest dude alive," Young wrote. "Get that man a 30 for 30 already hahaha."

Green fired back at Young's "sickest" compliment, offering a five-word defense.

"😂😂😂😂 that man grabbed his neck," Green replied.

Draymond Green responds to Nick Young's compliment after his wild on-court antics (Source: Draymond Green/IG)

The duo's exchange stemmed from Green's on-court reaction in the third quarter. The Warriors star danced, skipped and celebrated in Santi Aldama's face after the Spaniard missed a free throw, which he earned after a flagrant Draymond Green foul.

The four-time NBA champion was called for the flagrant after grabbing Aldama by the neck from behind, later dismissing it as a “soft” tackle. Green earned six personal fouls during the game, taking his season total to 17, the second-highest in the league so far.

Despite racking up fouls, Green played an important role in the Warriors' win against the Grizzlies. The center recorded 7 points, 4 rebounds, and 10 assists and had a plus-minus of +10 during his 28 minutes on the court.

The win took the Warriors' record to 3-1 as they bounced back from their loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday. Golden State will play back-to-back games as they host the LA Clippers on Tuesday and will look to earn their fourth win of the season.

Memphis Grizzlies insider blasts referees and media for offering "specialty treatment" to Draymond Green

Draymond Green’s antics against the Memphis Grizzlies drew widespread attention from around the NBA, as fans and players reacted to his celebration of Santi Aldama’s missed free throw. However, a Memphis Grizzlies insider was unhappy about Green celebrating a flagrant call.

Sharing his thoughts on X (formerly Twitter), the Insider blasted the referees and media for offering "specialty treatment" to Green.

"I will never understand the weird specialty treatment Draymond Green gets from referees and media for being an incessantly dirty player," he tweeted.

"Draymond Green slammed Santi Aldama to the floor and proceeded to yell, “That’s soft as fuck” to a referee's face, yet Tuomas Iisalo gets a technical for asking where was the flagrant," he continued.

myke

@NBAMyke

i will never understand the weird specialty treatment draymond green gets from referees and media for being an incessantly dirty player.

myke

@NBAMyke

draymond green slammed santi aldama to the floor and proceeded to yell “that’s soft as fuck” to a referees face yet tuomas iisalo gets a technical for asking where was the flagrant. warriors whistle.

Despite the call about the lack of accountability, Green was given a flagrant foul by the referees for his tackle on Aldama.