Draymond Green has a special way of dismissing those who think differently than he does. Sometimes he simply laughs off the strong words of an NBA legend. Other times he directly addresses the media when they ask a question he doesn’t like.
Green understands what he’s saying and how his words can be taken out of context, but he was pretty clear when he responded to questions about Kevin Durant playing for the Warriors.
Some have suggested it’s unfair for Golden State to add one of the league’s best players after already dominating the NBA the past two seasons, but he was having none of that.
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Well one thing about the NBA is there’s this thing called a salary cap. That only allows you to do so much. And it allowed us to sign Kevin Durant. So in that case, it gotta be fair.
You can’t do things that’s unfair with the salary cap, so we abide by the same rules everyone else abides by.
Green is speaking in a factually correct manner, which honestly is somewhat rare these days. But when most people speak to the “fairness” of Durant joining the Warriors, it’s more of a spirit of the law argument rather than a letter of the law kind of fairness. Leaving Oklahoma City to join a rival team that already had bested you is more of a video game cheat code kind of unfair rather than a “it shouldn’t be allowed” kind of deal.
But all of it is talk anyway because Draymond is right: Durant is allowed to play for the Warriors, and they’re allowed to win until someone can stop them on the court.
