NBA fans are mocking Draymond Green after a video of him attempting to speak Chinese went viral on social media. As many fans should be aware, Green is a veteran for the Golden State Warriors and has been one of the pillars supporting GSW in their multiple finals runs over the past decade alongside Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson.
Despite being quite an accoladed NBA star, Green has also been called out for his various antics and questionable behavior. Therefore, fans did not miss this chance to take shots at him. With that being said, let us take a closer look at the situation and find out more.
Draymond Green has seen a steady downfall in the last few months
There is no denying that Draymond is a talented player, especially on the defensive end and as a vocal leader for the team. However, his reputation has certainly taken a hit in recent times. Fans will be aware that Draymond punched his former teammate, Jordan Poole, at the start of last season and arguably ruined the chemistry and dynamic that the Golden State Warriors were used to functioning with.
Green has also built a reputation for being overly aggressive or even playing dirty at times. There are entire compilations of him kicking other NBA stars or behaving uncontrollably on the internet. Since the Poole incident led to him leaving the team despite being a young and upcoming star, even Golden State Warriors fans aren’t particularly pleased with Draymond at this point in time.
Draymond Green learning Chinese
(h/t @WarriorsMuse) pic.twitter.com/rSU61Ynt4u
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) October 9, 2023
Since the NBA has connections in China, players often travel to the country in the offseason in order to promote NBA basketball at a global level. When Draymond did the same and even attempted to humor the masses by trying to speak Chinese, fans to this opportunity to taunt him, “The meme potential in this is scary.”
The meme potential in this is scary.
— Richard Staple, BSN, RN🇯🇲 (@RichStapless) October 9, 2023
Members of the basketball community will be aware that the fans taunt players who do not play well by stating that they will be in a Chinese league very soon. Draymond walked right into these jokes by allowing a video of him learning to speak Chinese to go public.
— Enrique García (@KikeGarcia41) October 9, 2023
In any case, we hope that he uses this as motivation and has a good season with the Golden State Warriors. That might be the only way for him to shut down notions of him playing in China permanently.