Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green is looking forward to having a conversation with Chris Paul so the two NBA stars can squash their beef now that they are teammates.
Green hasn’t liked Paul since he entered the league and the four-time champion said it will take meaningful conversations for that to change during an appearance on the Pat Bev Podcast.
“Everyone’s like, ‘How they supposed to be teammates now?’ And I’ll tell you how. No. 1, I’ve never been in the situation really to build a relationship with him,” Green said. “I’m an adult, Chris is an adult. Like we can talk amongst men. And that, I look forward to. There’s no sugarcoating what’s happened all these years. This is real life. Like people get it twisted. Like oh man, you’re in character. No, this is real life we’re living when we’re playing in these games.
“So to just go front and act like all those things was fake. Like I publicly said I didn’t like Chris before. I’m not going to just be like, ‘Oh man, that changed now that he’s my teammate.’ No. I look forward to talking amongst men. I look forward to working with another adult. I’ve had my fair share of days of not working with adults and people who don’t move like adults. So I’m looking forward to going to work with an adult. You know what I’m saying? Chris is a pro. I’m looking forward to going to work with a pro.”
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The Warriors acquired Paul from the Washington Wizards in the Jordan Poole trade. Paul averaged 13.9 points, 4.3 rebounds and 8.9 assists last season for the Phoenix Suns while shooting 44.0% from the floor, 37.5% from 3 and 83.1% from the free-throw line. He’s one of the best point guards in NBA history but has yet to win a title.
Meanwhile, Golden State has won four championships in the Green-Stephen Curry-Klay Thompson era. It’s going to be strange to see Paul play for the Warriors. In 2018, Paul’s fake laugh at Steve Kerr went viral on social media. Most recently, Curry told Paul, “This ain’t 2014 no more” during a matchup against the Suns last season.
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While Paul has a lot of history with the Warriors, it appears both sides are ready to make this partnership work.
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