Conor McGregor Wore A Warriors Jersey And Now He And Draymond Green Are Sparring On Instagram

While other NBA stars are dealing with their perennial championship-caliber team suddenly collapsing like a dying star, Draymond Green can simply sit back and call out people as he chooses. His Instagram account this summer is a trove of shade, previously responding to a Damian Lilard snipe and even getting into it with LeBron James.

On Saturday, Green aimed his attention at Conor McGregor, the MMA fighter who will step into the ring next month to fight Floyd Mayweather. Green noticed that McGregor once wore a Warriors number 23 jersey, posting a picture of it and announcing to the world that he’s on Mayweather’s side in the fight.

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“We rocking with Floyd bro not you,” Green wrote. “Take that off bruh.”

Mayweather approved the message on Instagram with a comment that said “splash for the cash.” But then McGregor shot back at Green. He didn’t miss.

“That’s C.J. Watson mate,” McGregor responded. “I don’t know who the f–k you are. No disrespect tho kid, keep hustling and stay in school.”

It’s a pretty biting response to a social media beef that sort of came out of nowhere. That jersey clearly isn’t new, and the post came in the dead of night on Sunday morning. Supporting Mayweather was clearly the goal, but Draymond took a pretty solid punch here.

What Green missed here—and what I initially missed as well—is that Watson is clearly a sore subject for Mayweather. According to a 2010 TMZ report it was the NBA player’s relationship with the mother of Mayweather’s children that sparked a domestic violence incident where he threatened to kill both of them.

According to the report, Mayweather read text messages on Josie’s phone … which included messages from C.J. Watson, who plays for the Chicago Bulls. According to the report, Mayweather screamed, “‘Are you having sex with C.J.?’ Harris replied, ‘Yes, that is who I’m seeing now.'”

According to the report, the 10-year-old son of Mayweather and Harris told cops he “saw his dad was on his mother and was hitting and kicking her.”

According to the report, “Harris stated that Mayweather began yelling at Harris, ‘I’m going to kill you and the man your (sic) are messing around with.’ He also stated, ‘I’m going to have you both disappear.'”

The police report says Harris was taken to Southern Hills Hospital and treated for “minor facial injuries and a sore left arm.” Pictures of the injuries were taken.

It’s not the first time McGregor has used Mayweather’s past domestic violence as a jab in the run-up to this fight. Here’s a Tweet he sent out referencing Watson in January.

McGregor is doing his homework in trying to get under Mayweather’s skin, but it’s also yet another tactic that could draw criticism from anyone who thinks the press tour and buildup to this fight has been filled with social faux pas.