Ex-NBA Champ Cites Near-Tragedy in Personal Message as Draymond Green’s Decision to Miss Birth of His Child Sparks Chatter

Draymond Green's statement about potentially missing the birth of his child to be with his team on the road has garnered online chatter. On "The Road Trippin' Show," NBA champion, Kendrick Pekins, shared his take on Green's situation, and shared a near-tragic incident during the birth of his twins.

While it is understandable that Green wants to be with his team during their tough stretch, when they are missing Steph Curry, Perkins drastically differed from Green's decision. Perkins also shared a near-tragic incident during the birth of his twins in 2015.

"I don't give a fu** what you got going on," Perkins said. "You should never ever ever ever miss the birth of your child. I don't give a damn."

"I got four kids. I watched all of them, and I watched all of them. Every single one of them. I passed out in the first one.

"They have this old saying, like you have one foot in the grave when you're pregnant as a woman, because you know sometimes women don't always make it out of there giving birth. I almost lost my wife when she gave birth to our twins, like real talk," he added. (Timestamp: 1:02)

On Monday last week, after the 124-112 loss to the OKC Thunder, Green was asked about being on the road when his wife, Hazel Renee, was expected to give birth to their next child.

"Sucks ... pretty s----y to be honest," Green said. "But nonetheless, this is my job, and I love to do my job."

"I'll do all I can and get back here if I need to. It's been tough, just with our schedules."

Online backlash against Draymond Green was intensified, especially in light of Luka Doncic's decision to fly to Slovenia for the birth of his daughter. He missed two consecutive games.

Draymond Green has missed two games with foot injury

Draymond Green suffered a foot injury in the next game after the loss to the Thunder. Green played only 9 minutes before he suffered the injury against the Philadelphia 76ers. The Sixers forward Dominick Barlow landed on Green's feet in the 2nd quarter.

Since then, the Golden State Warriors player has missed two back-to-back games against the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Chicago Bulls. After the game, Green was seen in a walking boot. However, he had told reporters that he was planning on playing through the injury.

The Dubs will play the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday, Dec. 12, at Chase Center.