Dan Patrick: "Draymond Green, you're embarrassing yourself. You created this, and now you're venting against the people who have employed you. You've created an image here. You've gotten contract extensions. You can be great at your job. You can be a highly educated basketball player. This isn't about being an 'angry Black man.' What is the NBA, 85% African American? And they're going to single you out? They single you out because you do stupid things. When you play basketball, that's when you're great. I singled you out a couple years ago against Boston. 'Stop doing stupid things, play good basketball!' And then he did. And they won a championship. He's taking the playbook of Dennis Rodman. How do I get attention for a guy who gets 8 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and a few steal and plays really good defense? On a team that has Steph, Durant, and Klay. And he did it! Congratulations. You're going to have a post-playing career in broadcasting. But don't do this. You're not the victim here. You do stupid things. You've cost your team before. You'll probably cost your team again. You can google Draymond Green and you'll get 10 minutes of stupid plays. Come on."
Draymond Green once again found himself in the middle of controversy due to his aggressive play in Game 2 of the Warriors' series with the Timberwolves. Dan Patrick pushes back on Green's assertion that his technical fouls are a result of him simply being viewed as an "angry Black man."