Written by Dan Carson at FoxSports.com
As Green says, things are not exactly how they look on the court.
Draymond Green isn’t the cuddliest character in the National Basketball Association.
More accurately, he’s the guy who’ll kick you in the blintzes with zero hesitation, possibly without even being aware he’s done it.
But Green’s made a living poking bears, and he recently opened up to Draft Kings (via Bleacher Report’s Lauren Depta) about the perceived bad blood between the he and the Cleveland Cavaliers superstar.
According to Green, the “beef” he has with James is overblown and never leaves the floor. On the contrary, he says the two are friendly.
“A lot of people try to make it out to be, you know, with LeBron and I, that there’s this beef, and this, that and the other…It’s not. Me and LeBron are friends. We’re business partners. Nonetheless, when I step on the court next year, I’m gonna go at him. When he steps on the court next year, he’s gonna go at me. That’s the game we play. It’s not about ‘Oh, you’re doing this. You’re doing that.’ Off the court is off the court, and on the court is on the court.
What happens on the court also stays on the court. And at the end of the day, you’re competing for a championship. Things are going to happen because there’s a lot of emotion that go into that, there’s a lot of hard work. And you’re going to do whatever you can to try to win. There isn’t this beef that people try to make it out to be. But if they want to make it out be…if that helps them sleep at night, then that’s OK.”
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