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Draymond Green fired back at claims people made that his Golden State Warriors teammate, Stephen Curry, is "tired of star chasing," after an insider's comments were taken out of context and began to circulate.
During the "Dirty Work Podcast," NBA insider and reporter Marcus Thompson II suggested that he believed Curry was "probably tired of star chasing." Thompson said this along with comments about how the Warriors pursued LeBron James during the offseason and were unable to land him as a free agent, despite Curry being part of the pitching process.
"His championship hopes are tied to something completely else. And I think he’d much rather be tied to him. So, I think if it, because it was LeBron and it was such a unique situation, like he had to get in on it," Thompson said regarding Curry.
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"I saw a report come out. Marcus Thompson II said Steph is 'probably tired of star chasing,' and what I want to point out is, 'probably,'" Green said on "The Draymond Green Show" regarding people not including all of the story.
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"Probably would mean, maybe he is, maybe he isn't," Green said. "Definitely can't just cross the probably out. ... That doesn't work. You have to take the whole story, the whole sentence, the whole everything into context."
"I don't know what the hell Steph's tired of, but I do believe that if Steph was tired of something that he would say that. I do believe it. I know you all think Steph doesn't speak. I'm telling you, Steph lives for tough conversations. Steph thrives in tough conversations, so I don't think that that's the case here," the Warriors star said.
Earlier this month, Green admitted he had some conversations with James in a recruiting effort during their golfing trip to Puerto Rico. As for Curry, he answered a reporter's question at a media session about what pitch he would use to get James to join the Warriors.
"Do you want to play good basketball and be around people who know how to play the game? Raise our floor, competitiveness. There's good golf in the Bay," he said.
Green and Curry's pitches and the Warriors' roster didn't offer enough of a championship contender for James, who ultimately decided to join a Philadelphia 76ers team with an All-Star starting lineup.
In addition to rumors about the Warriors pursuing James, there were also rumors that they might attempt to land Giannis Antetokounmpo from the Milwaukee Bucks and Jaylen Brown from the Boston Celtics. Neither of those speculative pursuits came to fruition, with Antetokounmpo getting traded to the Miami Heat and Brown traded to the 76ers.
The Warriors came away with very little during the offseason, except their first-round pick, Yaxel Lendeborg, who shined during the NBA Summer League who led the team to the championship, and claimed the Summer League MVP Award.
Otherwise, they'll continue to work with what they have, including Curry, Green, and head coach Steve Kerr, the last remaining parts of their previous championship-winning dynasty.
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